Shooting wounds two police officers in US state of Texas
Police officers were reportedly involved in an active standoff, and neighbors were asked to evacuate as dozens of officers converged in the area.
Two police officers were wounded in a shooting on Friday night after they were responding to a suicide call in Fort Worth, a city in the northern part of the US state of Texas.
China's Xinhua News Agency reports that the shooting happened about 8.30pm in a private residence in far south Fort Worth while the police officers were responding to a 911 call about a suicide, according to the website of the English daily the Dallas Morning News.
One officer had serious injuries to his upper extremities, and the second officer was shot in the chest but was not pierced because of his bulletproof vest. Their injuries are not life-threatening, and they have been rushed to a local hospital.
Police officers were reportedly involved in an active standoff, and neighbors were asked to evacuate as dozens of officers converged in the area.
In March, police officer Matt Pearce of Fort Worth was shot seven times while in pursuit of 43-year-old fugitive who was shot and killed by other officers.
Friday's shooting comes just more than two months after five police officers were killed and several other officers injured on July 7 by a shooter during a peaceful demonstration in downtown Dallas, a city in northern Texas. -- BERNAMA
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