In a recent Shootout a police officer and a suspect got shot in Texas, Weatheford
WEATHERFORD, Texas: A police officer and a suspect have been shot in a scrimmage outside a north Texas restaurant.
According to Weatherford Police the shootings occurred during an investigative traffic officer stopped a vehicle with two males and a female in it about 9:15 p.m.
Police said, Those officers were trying to arrest one of the males who was 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’s identity has not been released, were both shot and taken to a nearby local hospital.
Police say officer Bumpas ``is out of danger, stable and recovering well.'' Details of the suspect's condition were not available.
Weatherford detectives and a Texas Ranger were investigating the incident
Attacks against police officers have been increasing in the country, recently a man from Northeast Harris County in Huston made threats against law and enforcement.
Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth was shot and killed in August 2015 near a Cypress gas station, while he was in his uniform.
