Two West Virginia officers were shot and wounded Thursday in a traffic stop on Interstate 64 that led to the discovery of two bodies . According to state police Lt. Michael Baylous , two police officers from the town of Lewisburg pulled over a white Chevrolet SUV with North Carolina plates after learning it had been reported stolen . As the officers were conducting the traffic stop , a red Chevrolet truck pulled alongside them and the driver `` pulled a handgun and shot at both officers , '' Baylous said . Group : Ambush attacks on officers increases . The drivers of both Chevrolets then fled : the red truck `` went over the hillside and was eventually taken into custody , '' while the other motorist `` drove behind a guardrail on the interstate and hid for a short amount of time , '' according to Baylous . `` Eventually , he walked up to the interstate and turned himself into law enforcement without incident . '' Neither driver has been named , but they informed police that they were father and son . When police searched the red truck allegedly being driven by dad , they found two `` recently deceased bodies '' hidden under a mattress . `` It is believed that the victims are from North Carolina , '' Baylous said . Baylous said , `` the two suspects will be arrested for malicious assault and attempted murder of a police officer . '' The officers -- who also have not been named -- were taken to Greenbrier Valley Medical Center . Their conditions were not immediately known Thursday night .
State police : Motorist shoots at cops after they pull over son . Police find two bodies , believed to be from North Carolina , in one of the vehicles . Drivers facing charges .