El Monte Police officer accidentally shoots own leg


By Ruby Gonzales, San Gabriel Valley Tribune

EL MONTE - An El Monte police officer is recuperating Friday after he accidentally shot himself in the leg two nights ago during the capture of a suspect, police said.
A pursuit ended at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 11100 block of Brockway Street when the suspect ran from the vehicle.
One of the pursuing officers accidentally shot himself once in the leg during the apprehension of the suspect, according to Sgt. Roger Cobian in a statement,
Cobian described the injury as non life-threatening and said the officer is recovering and doing well.
The shooting is under investigation.
Police said the suspect was arrested.

The statement doesn’t name the officer or suspect, didn’t explain why the chase started and how the officer shot himself.