NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials say a New Orleans police officer has been shot and wounded in the leg.
In a brief statement, police said an officer sustained a gunshot wound to the body and was taken to a nearby hospital.
Jonathan Fourcade of the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services told The New Orleans Advocate that the officer had a leg wound that was serious but not considered life-threatening.
The officer has not been identified, and no further details of how the shooting unfolded have been released.
A gas station in the area of the shooting was encircled in yellow police tape as patrol cars with lights flashing parked nearby.
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