Ledyard -- Police have released the names of the two police officers who fired several shots that critically injured a Hartford man after they say he drove at one of the officers at the end of a Jan. 20 pursuit.

Police said the shots were fired by Officer Benjamin Burbank, who has been on the force for five years, and Officer First Class Bobby Kempke, who has been with the department for 13.

On Jan. 20 at approximately 11:24 p.m., police said Francisco Hernandez, 35, nearly struck a cruiser on Lantern Hill Road, at which point the officer tried to pull him over.

Police said Hernandez refused to stop, turned left onto Route 214, drove through the intersection with Spicer Hill Road — police had deployed stop sticks there — and turned left onto Route 117.

Police said Hernandez then turned right onto Reservoir View, pulled into the driveway of a home and into its backyard.

Hernandez continued "driving erratically" in the backyard, police said, at one point driving toward an officer who had gotten out of his vehicle, prompting Burbank and Kempke to fire their duty pistols. After being struck, Hernandez drove into a tree.

Police Chief John Rich said the other officers involved in the pursuit were Sgt. Ernest Bailey, Sgt. Thomas Olsen and Officer Kyle Long.

Rich said the incident remains under investigation by the New London County State’s Attorney’s Office with assistance from the state police Eastern District Major Crime Squad.