Post by Logan on Feb 11, 2016 3:55:36 GMT -6
Officer shot during standoff not expected to survive, Fargo police chief says
FARGO – A Fargo officer was shot Wednesday night, and has what Police Chief David Todd says is "not a survivable wound."
Todd said at a 2 a.m. Thursday news conference at police headquarters that Officer Jason Moszer, 33, is a six-year veteran with the police department. He was shot by a suspect who as of the early morning hours, is still in a standoff with police at a north Fargo residence as of 3:30 a.m., just blocks from the police department.
“Tonight the Fargo Police Department is mourning the loss of our brother officer,” Todd said.
Lt. Joel Vettel said a funeral for Moszer is expected to take place late next week. It is the city's first shooting death of an officer since 1882.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/crime/3945286-officer-shot-during-standoff-not-expected-survive-fargo-police-chief-says
FARGO – A Fargo officer was shot Wednesday night, and has what Police Chief David Todd says is "not a survivable wound."
Todd said at a 2 a.m. Thursday news conference at police headquarters that Officer Jason Moszer, 33, is a six-year veteran with the police department. He was shot by a suspect who as of the early morning hours, is still in a standoff with police at a north Fargo residence as of 3:30 a.m., just blocks from the police department.
“Tonight the Fargo Police Department is mourning the loss of our brother officer,” Todd said.
Lt. Joel Vettel said a funeral for Moszer is expected to take place late next week. It is the city's first shooting death of an officer since 1882.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/crime/3945286-officer-shot-during-standoff-not-expected-survive-fargo-police-chief-says