The police chief of San Diego, California, says one of his officers was shot repeatedly by a fleeing crime suspect and may have been saved by his protective vest
SAN DIEGO — — A San Diego police officer who was shot repeatedly by a fleeing car thief suspect early Monday, before the suspect's arrest after an hourslong standoff, may have been saved by his protective vest, his chief said.
One of the rounds struck the officer’s vest, which the treating physician said most likely saved his life, according to Nisleit. After about an hourlong chase, the driver stopped the car in an apartment complex, got out and ran off. During a foot chase, he apparently lay in wait for the pursuing officers and opened fire on an officer who came around the apartment building, striking him several times, police said.
They found the man suffering from an apparent drug overdose at about 10:30 a.m., the police chief said.
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