Two men shot by off-duty cop at Angel Stadium following game

[SF-TX]

Good for him for protecting his family. If it was a justified shooting, I hope he is not pilloried in the press and by his department. I won't hold my breath.

Thursday, June 25, 2009
Two men shot by off-duty cop at Angel Stadium following game
BY JON CASSIDY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

ANAHEIM — Two men were hospitalized after being shot by an off-duty police officer who they allegedly assaulted in the Angel Stadium parking lot following Wednesday night's game.

About a half hour after the game between the Angels and the Colorado Rockies, which ended at 10:20 p.m., the off-duty Anaheim Police officer called his department to say that two men had hit him in the head with an unknown object and he had shot them following the assault, said Anaheim Police Sgt. Tim Schmidt.

The officer had attended the game with his wife and children, Schmidt said.

One man was shot in the head and his injuries are considered life-threatening, said Schmidt, adding that the other man was shot in the upper arm and is in serious but stable condition.

Both shooting victims were hospitalized at UCI Medical Center.

The officer was also taken to a hospital in serious condition from being struck in the head with the object, which police said was either a bottle or a club, said Schmidt.

The Anaheim Police Department is asking witnesses to call 714-765-1944.

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