BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo police are investigating after an officer was shot "multiple times" when responding to a call on Sherman Street on Tuesday.
BPD Commissioner Erika Shields said officers were dispatched to a home on Sherman Street around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday after a call came in from a woman asking for help. Shields said the woman allegedly told police that her husband locked her in a room, took her phone, had a pistol and threatened to sodomize her.
According to Shields, when officers arrived, they found the suspect in the kitchen area.
"The suspect was acting in a very agitated manner; they gave him repeated verbal commands to come out of the house," Shields said.
The suspect was allegedly "unwilling" to come out of the kitchen area, according to Shields, and the officers went in, in an attempt to get him into custody.
"A level of grappling occurred, the officers were trying to get handcuffs on him, he was very combative, very resistant," Shields described.
According to the commissioner, the officers were able to get one handcuff on him, but he allegedly had a concealed weapon on him, and shots were fired.
Shields said an officer was shot multiple times, and other officers returned fire. The officer and suspect were both transported to the hospital. The officer was described as "stable" and is expected to have surgery on Wednesday. The suspect was still in surgery when Shields spoke just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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On Wednesday, Commissioner Shields released the following statement:
"On behalf of the Buffalo Police Department, I would like to thank the community for their outpouring of love and support after one of our own was seriously injured yesterday.
The officer involved is still recuperating in the hospital, but has received a good prognosis and has started his path toward recovery.
We would like to thank the medical personnel at ECMC, AMR, Buffalo Fire, and our law enforcement partners in the region for their swift actions and considerable support every day, but especially yesterday.
Please keep the injured officer, and all members of the Buffalo Police Department, in your thoughts and prayers."
7 News spoke with Buffalo Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President John Davidson outside of ECMC later on Tuesday.
"We would appreciate your prayers for him, prayers for the ECMC staff, prayers for his family, prayers for all the officers that are out there working in what looks to be an increasingly violent summer in the city of Buffalo," he explained.
"There's a lot of support in this area for policing, contrary to maybe what some people think. I think Western New York does care about law enforcement and is concerned with the safety of this officer and the safety of the citizens that these officers protect," Davidson added.
The shooting occurred minutes before the Buffalo Police Department began a press conference to provide further information after an officer shot a man on Broadway over the weekend. You can find more information on the officer-involved shooting in Broadway here.
