Nation briefs: Police: Trooper shot, critically injured during traffic stop - Your Houston News
“As I understand it, they rendered aid to the trooper, they called for help using the trooper’s radio, and they detained the suspect,” he said. He said the officer was in critical but stable condition Sunday evening, and the man accused of shooting him was also in a hospital. “He struggled with the guys who came to assist — had some scrapes on him and so on,” Anderson said. Anderson said he hasn’t been told what charges the driver faces. He said police had received calls Sunday about a maroon Dodge pickup truck with a camper shell that was driving erratically. The trooper got to the truck at 2:43 p. m. , Anderson said. Edmonson, head of state police, wrote about the shooting on the department’s Facebook page. The message’s subject line was “Trooper Critically Injured — Prayers Needed. ”“Please take a moment from your Sunday afternoon to send prayers and well wishes to the Trooper and his family in this critical time,” Edmonson wrote. Less smoke could mean more fire in Washington state OKANOGAN, Wash. But as air quality improves, the fire’s behavior could become more erratic and intense, fire officials said. Source: www.yourhoustonnews.com
