Friday, September 10, 2010
Police Officer Shoots Suspect
KENTUCKY...
A Louisville police officer responding to a carjacking report shot a man Thursday afternoon.
Chief Robert White says two officers responded and confronted the man, ordering him to put down his weapon. White says the man declined and allegedly pointed the gun toward the officers.
One of the officers fired and struck the suspect in the parking lot of Kremer's Smoke Shoppe in the downtown area. The wounds do not appear to be life-threatening.
The officers were dispatched to a call of man attempting to carjack two women at gunpoint. White says the man entered the women's car but at some point got out and fled before encountering the officers.
The officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:42 PM 
