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Officers were initially called to the 400 block of W. Bringhurst Street on reports of an armed man around 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, police tell Daily Voice. Soon after, police heard one shot, left the house, set up a perimeter, and declared a barricade.
After nine hours of negotiations, the man said he wasn't going to leave the property. Officers lost communication with the man for several hours, and so, on Sunday morning, SWAT officers entered the property.
As officers went onto the third floor, the man fired one time with the shotgun through the bedroom door. A 56-year-old and 35-year-old officer were both struck in their ballistic vests. A third officer's ballistic shield was struck.
The first two officers returned fire, hitting the offender one time in the right shoulder. The gunman was taken to Einstein Hospital and placed in critical but stable condition.
The officers were transported to the hospital as a precaution and were released shortly thereafter. The officers did not sustain any penetrating injuries.
Both officers have been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the Internal Affairs and Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations.
Video on the Citizen app shows the incident unfolding.
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