Two Baltimore police officers are recovering from wounds they suffered in a gunbattle with a heavily armed suspect outside a nightclub early Sunday morning, authorities said.

The suspect, 28-year-old Curtis Blache, opened fire on five officers in the 400 block of East Lorraine Avenue about 3:15 a.m. Sunday after leading police on a vehicle and foot chase, police said.

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