Valley Brook officer shot in leg during traffic stop

The Associated Press - January 3, 2017 9:25 am

VALLEY BROOK, Okla. (AP) – Officials say an Oklahoma police officer is in serious condition after he was shot in the leg during a traffic stop Sunday in suburban Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Mark Opgrande said Monday that the Valley Brook police officer is out of surgery and in serious condition following the shooting on Interstate 240. The sheriff’s office says the officer was shot in the leg as he was walking back to his patrol car. The sheriff’s office says a deputy arrived on the scene and applied a tourniquet to the officer until paramedics arrived.
No arrests have been announced, and the Oklahoma City Police Department is handling the investigation.

 

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