Chief James Lane was wounded in both arms and his pelvis. Several rounds were stopped by his ballistic vest.
The deputy, who has been with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for about a decade, was taken by air to an Austin hospital for treatment and surgery, Sheriff Casey Goetz says. The deputy was in surgery for nearly four hours and the sheriff said he sustained more damage from the gunshot than first thought.
"As we went into effect an arrest, [the suspect] made it back to the weapon, a struggle ensued ... and the chief of the Perry Police Department, Eric Vaughn, was shot in the leg," Infante said at a press conference late Tuesday morning.
Police say the man continued to charge and that's when one of the officers fired four shots, striking the suspect in the leg and shoulder.
According to Atlanta police, the officer was investigating a possible burglary. One shot was fired by a security guard, and the officer was wounded in the leg.
A man with mental illness, attempting suicide with a knife, turned the weapon on Sanchez.
Reports say the officer was hit in the leg and immediate medical assistance from fellow officers prevented the wound from becoming life-threatening.
Once the officers stopped the suspect, they asked him to get out of the car. A few words were exchanged and as the suspect got out of the car he began firing at the officers.
Edgar Samaniego, 21, pleaded guilty to shooting and paralyzing Officer Shay Mikalonis. Judge Carli Kierny gave the maximum sentence
John Ezell Jr. shot and wounded Omaha Police Officer Ken Fortune during a September 2018 traffic stop and was himself shot by other officers returning fire, police records state. Initially charged with attempted murder, Ezell pled “no contest” in January to four felony counts, including assault and assault of a first-responder.
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