OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma City police officer and a suspect are both recovering from gunshot wounds after a shootout over the weekend, police said Monday.
Officer Braden Downs was shot in the chest and hand after responding to a domestic disturbance call Saturday afternoon, police said in a statement. One of the rounds was stopped by a ballistic vest Downs was wearing, police said.
Downs returned fire, striking 63-year-old Joel Lewis in the leg. After barricading himself inside the house, Lewis eventually surrendered to officers and was admitted to a hospital for treatment, the statement said. He’s expected to be jailed upon his release from the hospital, police said.
Downs was treated for the injury to his hand and released from an area hospital. He has been placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.
It is Oklahoma City’s first police shooting this year.
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