Allen Hosea Johnson Jr. is seen in an undated photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department. Johnson Jr. was charged with with attempted murder and other offenses after a Baltimore police officer was shot in his hand during a struggle in Baltimore Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (Baltimore Police Department via AP)
Republished November 30, 2017 - 3:16 PM
Original Publication Date November 30, 2017 - 12:56 PM
BALTIMORE - A Baltimore police officer shot in his hand during a struggle with a man has been released from the hospital.
Commissioner Kevin Davis said at a news conference Thursday that the officer was shot Wednesday, the same day a Baltimore detective killed in the line of duty was being laid to rest.
Davis says officers approached 35-year-old Allen Hosea Johnson Jr. in a Baltimore neighbourhood when he was acting suspiciously, and ordered him to show his hands. The struggle between the man and an officer ensued.
Davis say police shocked the man with a stun gun, and he was treated at a hospital. He is charged with attempted murder and other offences.
Online court records don't list an attorney for Johnson.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017