Ga. Police Officers Shoot Each Other

[mikepro8]

Yikes.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8UI92QO0.html

Ga. Police Officers Shoot Each Other

Feb 2, 10:48 AM (ET)


BUFORD, Ga. (AP) - Two off-duty officers from different police departments wounded each other in a gun fight in the middle of a road in an Atlanta suburb, authorities said.

Both officers suffered non-life-threatening wounds, police said. Their conditions were not immediately known on Saturday.

Officer Jay Daily, a five-year veteran of the Duluth Police Department, exchanged multiple gunshots with Fulton County officer Paul Phillips on Friday afternoon, police said.

Daily was in custody Saturday, charged with aggravated assault, Cpl. Illana Spellman of the Gwinnett County police said.


"It's been confirmed that the Duluth police officer was the aggressor in this case," Spellman said.

Phillips, 37, required surgery at Gwinnett Medical Center. There was no immediate response to a call seeking comment from the hospital Saturday morning.

"It's been baffling to us why this situation even occurred," said Duluth Police Chief Randy Belcher. "It's an embarrassment to this agency."

Phillips, who was wearing his uniform and in a marked police car, was driving to his home in Gwinnett County, police said. He was flagged down by someone who had seen Daily involved in a physical altercation with a woman in a sport-utility vehicle.

Daily, who lives in the area, was off duty and in civilian clothing but was wearing a bulletproof vest, police said.

Police did not know what relationship Daily had with the woman or what started the confrontation. The woman, who was not identified, later was hospitalized for minor injuries she suffered before the shooting started, police said.

Belcher described Daily as "an outstanding officer" and said he was suspended while the investigation is under way.

[sgt7546]

Sounds like Daily is going to need a new career field, after he gets out of prison.

[tourrider]

Mercy ! That is where I have been living and working during the week for the last 4 months !

[ShakeyDad]

Boy oh boy, I guess there weren't any criminals to shoot ??

[Pa. Patriot]

Only police should have guns

[Steve in PA]

From reports I read, the cop in uniform did good by trying to save/protect the woman. The cop in plain clothes was assaulting the woman.

So for all intents and purposes, the incident was a cop that was in uniform, stopping to help a woman who was being assaulted by another male.

The fact that both males were police officers has no bearing on the incident. If both were mechanics, doctors, lawyers, etc........is that what the headlines would read??

[27hand]

Probably lucky to have had the vests on.


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[ShakeyDad]

Originally Posted by Pa. Patriot

Only police should have guns

Absolutely, that would eliminate ALL gun problems....wait, nevermind

[mikepro8]

Originally Posted by Steve in PA

From reports I read, the cop in uniform did good by trying to save/protect the woman. The cop in plain clothes was assaulting the woman.

So for all intents and purposes, the incident was a cop that was in uniform, stopping to help a woman who was being assaulted by another male.

The fact that both males were police officers has no bearing on the incident. If both were mechanics, doctors, lawyers, etc........is that what the headlines would read??

Sounds that way to me too, Steve. As Patriot Said (sarcastically) only the police should have guns. I have to add that the media never spins things to sensationalize.

[Montell C. Williams]

The offier in the marked car was acting as a police officer, the other guy was acting as a hoodlum, even when off duty you must take action when you encounter a person in danger or a felony in progress. That is why cops are usualy REQUIRED to carry an off-duty gun.