Police say a Pueblo sergeant is recovering
after he accidentally shot himself in the leg following a foot chase.
DENVER (AP) - Police say a Pueblo sergeant is
recovering after he accidentally shot himself in the leg following a foot
chase.
The Denver Post reports officers stopped a
driver for speeding Wednesday afternoon and the passenger - a suspect in
several pending cases - fled.
Police say the sergeant was holstering his
gun after the chase when he accidentally shot himself. He was treated at a
nearby hospital and released.
The suspect, 37-year-old Victor Gomez, was
arrested on charges of criminal impersonation, resisting arrest, eluding and
trespass.
