Police officer, suspect shot outside north Texas restaurant

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AP Weatherford
Last Updated : Dec 30 2016 | 3:42 PM IST
A police officer and a suspect have been shot while scuffling outside a north Texas restaurant.
Weatherford Police say the shootings occurred during "an investigative traffic stop" of a vehicle with two males and a female in it about 9:15 pm.
Police say officers were trying to arrest one of the males on a warrant when the scuffle broke out in the parking lot of the Tequila Bar Y Grill.
Officer Chris Bumpas and the suspect, who has not been identified, were both shot and taken to a local hospital. Police say Bumpas "is out of surgery, stable and recovering well."
Details of the suspect's condition were not available. Weatherford detectives and a Texas Ranger were investigating the incident.

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First Published: Dec 30 2016 | 3:42 PM IST

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