Associated Press
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey police officer is in stable condition after he was shot in the thigh at point-blank range while trying to apprehend a suspect in Camden.
Camden County police say the officer approached three people who were acting suspiciously just after 10 p.m. Wednesday when one ran away. Police Chief Scott Thompson says the officer caught the suspect, who pulled out a gun and fired during a struggle.
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The suspect was apprehended and fellow officers applied a tourniquet to the wounded officer’s leg.
Authorities have not released the name of the officer, who has been on the police force for a year.
The name of the suspect has not been released.