Montrose Officer Shoots At Teen, Misses
Police Arrest Boy On Suspicion Of First-Degree Burglary, First-Degree Assault
POSTED: 1:20 pm MDT July 23,
2008
MONTROSE, Colo. -- A critical incident team will investigate an officer-involved shooting in Montrose, following an attack that allegedly occurred late Monday.Montrose Police Chief Tom Chinn said that Officer Geo Mendoza shot at a 17-year-old boy after the teen attacked Mendoza with a weaon, when he responded to a burglar alarm at a business.Mendoza missed, and the teen was not hurt. The officer was treated for undisclosed injuries, then negotiated with the suspect to surrender.
Police arrested the boy on suspicion of first-degree burglary and first-degree assault.He was taken to Grand Mesa Youth Services in Grand Junction.Mendoza and another officer involved in the incident have been placed on leave.
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