The subject said he was being harassed by another person. IMPD said the officers told the man they would try to find the person involved, but when they turned and began walking away the subject stabbed them.
“The vest took a lot of it, the shirt and the vest,” he said of his protective police gear amid the brutal assault. “[The knife] hit my skin, too. If the vest didn’t take the impact of [the attack], it could have killed me, Officer Demitrios Raptis said.
Officers responded to the area after a neighbor called to report yelling and screaming that they heard and said that there was a man outside assaulting another person on the ground.
The former Marine and Vietnam veteran’s training kicked in when he saw the wounded officer. He knew not to attempt removing the knife.
Butler City police responded to a call about a man “acting erratically and jumping in and out of oncoming traffic.”
The suspect was reportedly stabbing himself with the knife when police arrived on scene.
Police say Suffolk County Officer Christopher Racioppo was stabbed during a struggle with a suspect.
GBI officials said deputies were moving an inmate, Albert Booze, to another area of the jail when the stabbing happened. Booze had made threats to harm himself and was being placed on suicide watch.
Police say the man was causing a disturbance inside The Range 702 and was asked to leave the business.
Chief Rich Brodrick said the officer was investigating a domestic disturbance and was pursuing a vehicle.
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