Incident

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9-09-2017 Pennsylvania Whitehall 1-1

Location

September 09, 2017

Incident Address

Whitehall, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: William Sturtevant
Age: 46
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Mistaken ID (thought it was an intruder/threat, was friend/family)
Home Invasion
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

Notes

approx 2am. Homeowner called 911, mistook officer for burglar. Shot LEO in leg

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Shotgun

Sources

URL: http://6abc.com/police-officer-shot-wounded-in-whitehall-twp/2395530/

URL: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/09/09/police-officer-shot-in-lehigh-county/

URL: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Whitehall-Township-Officer-Shot-443408443.html

URL: http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pol-whitehall-officer-shot-20170909-story.html

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 18
State House District: 183