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Monday, January 02, 2017

Texas officer trying to arrest suspect shot by fellow cop

WEATHERFORD, Texas – A Texas police officer shot another officer and a man he was trying to arrest during a confrontation following a traffic stop.

Police in Weatherford near Fort Worth say officer Chris Bumpas was conducting the stop Thursday evening when he discovered there was a warrant for the arrest of one of three people in the vehicle.

Police said in a statement that the man became combative and struck the officer with a flashlight.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Accidents happen. It was probably a very close hand to hand battle? I have no facts, but I'm sure the shooting officer was trying to minimize damage in the mayhem.