A Coeur d’Alene (ID) Police officer shot was and wounded Tuesday night is expected to make a full recovery while attempting to make an arrest. The suspect was killed.
Officer Charles Hatley, who is six months into the job, is in good condition and recovering from surgery, said Police Chief Lee White.
One bullet hit Hatley in the abdomen near his gun belt.
The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. Tuesday when officers attempted to detain a man with a felony arrest warrant. Other officers arrived on the scene and then gunfire was exchanged. Witnesses described more than a dozen shots fired, the Spokesman-Review reports.
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