It happened Wednesday night on I-8 in the Mission Valley neighborhood.
SAN DIEGO — A California Highway Patrol officer was shot Wednesday while investigating a crash on a San Diego freeway and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said.
The officer, an eight-year veteran, was shot once in the right thigh during a struggle with a “pedestrian” at about 6:15 p.m. as he investigated a collision on eastbound Interstate 8 in the Mission Valley neighborhood, CHP Capt. Michael Harris said at a nighttime news conference. “Good Samaritans” helped subdue the suspect, a 25-year-old San Diego man, and the officer was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, Harris said.A man told KUSI-TV that he used his sweatshirt and the officer’s belt to stop the bleeding.The freeway was closed for hours after the shooting.
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