Media Silent on Copy Cat Police Assassination Attempt in North CarolinaThank God the police officer followed his spidey senses (and training)
A Durham, NC police officer sitting in a parked car saved his own life Thursday night by catching the approach of two men in his squad car's rear-view mirror.
The officer exited his vehicle to confront the pair, when
one of the would-be assassins opened fire without saying a word:
A Durham police officer dove for cover Thursday night after a man walked up and began shooting at him, police said Friday.
The incident happened about 10 p.m. on Lakeland Street, just north of Truman Street.
Police said Officer J.T. West was sitting in his patrol car, working on a report, when he saw two men approaching his car from behind.
As West got out of the car to speak to them, one of the men pulled out a gun and began firing, police said.
The man fired six shots at West, striking the patrol car once.
West fired two rounds in return. Police said it wasn't known if West wounded either of the men.
West injured his wrist when he dove behind a staircase at a vacant apartment building at 1414 Lakeland St.
He was treated at a nearby hospital and released.
Police said West and the men, who ran from the scene, never exchanged words.
The attempted assassination mimicked the tactics used to murder NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu on December 20.
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