If they were that quick to try and kill a cop, they either must have felony warrants on them, or they were transporting something highly illegal, like drugs, or they were up to something bad in the woods before the officer showed up.
Might not be a bad idea to take some cadaver dogs out to that patch of woods to check. One driver waiting while two guys go out in the woods? Could be a pit stop I guess, or it could be they were already “disposing” of something.
The article did not say but I’m sure the woods around have been checked thoroughly.