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Bulletproof Vest Saves Local Officer's Life

Man Shoots Officer Sitting In Parked Car
LOUISVILLE -- A bulletproof vest saved the life of a local juvenile court officer who was shot at point-blank range late Wednesday night.

The officer was parked in the lot of a church on Greenwood Road in Pleasure Ridge Park at about 10 p.m. when he was shot, WLKY NewsChannel 32 reported.

The officer's name has not been released. He is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

According to police, a man approached the officer as he sat in his car. The man asked the officer if he had any junior badges -- the stickers or plastic police badges many police officers hand out to children.

"The court officer replied, 'No I don't,'" Metro police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said. "The man said, 'I'll take yours.'"

The man pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the upper torso. He fled the scene on foot, Smiley said.

The officer was able to call for help himself.

Investigators have not determined whether the officer was targeted or if he was the victim of a random shooting.

"At this time is appears it was a deliberate act," Smiley said. "However, police will continue their investigation to see specifically what the nature of the act was in terms of why he was in this area and if he specifically targeted this person."

The shooter was described as a black man between 18 and 22 years old, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with braided hair and beads. He was last seen wearing a blue jogging suit and a black stocking hat.

The shooting has police officers throughout the Louisville area on guard, Smiley said.

"I'm sure all of the officers are going to be very much aware of their safety, but that's something they have to be at all time too considering the nature of the work that they do," she said.

Stay tuned to TheLouisvilleChannel.com and WLKY NewsChannel 32 for updates as soon as new information becomes available.

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