EDINBURG, Texas (AP) - A Rio Grande Valley police officer is being treated for multiple gunshot wounds and one or two men are being sought in what authorities are saying was a domestic disturbance that turned violent in Edinburg.
The Monitor, the McAllen-based newspaper, reports (https://bit.ly/1iB8zYd ) the unidentified Edinburg officer is hospitalized for wounds to his legs.
Police spokesman Lt. Oscar Trevino says the shooting erupted late Thursday night when the officer responded to a call. He subsequently radioed to dispatchers that he’d been shot.
Trevino says one or two men fled the scene on foot.
A neighbor tells the newspaper he heard more than a dozen gunshots.
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Information from: The Monitor, https://www.themonitor.com
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