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BATON ROUGE, LA Feb 28 2009 (WAFB) – A decorated police lieutenant was shot Friday morning in Baton Rouge while trying to arrest a teenager, who was also shot.
Police say the gun battle happened off Van Gogh Avenue around 3:45am in the Melrose East neighborhood. The whole ordeal started when a security guard called police to report he had been robbed at an apartment complex in an area known as Mall City.
Lieutenant Bobby Glaser, the commander of the K-9 division who is known to work nights, got the call and noticed a young man fitting the robber’s description. From there, it’s unclear as to what happened next, but eventually the officer and the suspect got into what amounts to a gun battle.
Investigators say they exchanged several shots, during which the teenage suspect a teenager was hit in the arm and took off running. Glaser, a 24-year veteran with the police department, was shot in both legs. Although he was bleeding badly, the officer was still able to get to his radio and relay information, like descriptions, to his fellow officers so they could eventually catch the 16-year-old.
Ambulances took both the officer and the 16-year-old suspect to the hospital. They are both expected to survive. Now investigators have to piece the entire incident back together.
The police department’s academy class is getting a first-hand look and invaluable training through this experience. It is eye-opening insight to prove how their lives could be on the line at any moment. The cadets are also helping investigators look for clues.
Lots of alphabetized evidence markers were placed near the officer’s police car. Every letter, from A to at least W, represents shell casings and other pieces of what could become evidence.
Police say the teen will be charged upon his release from the hospital, but they haven’t determined exactly what those charges will be. They say because he is a juvenile, his identity cannot be released.
Police say the gun battle happened off Van Gogh Avenue around 3:45am in the Melrose East neighborhood. The whole ordeal started when a security guard called police to report he had been robbed at an apartment complex in an area known as Mall City.
Lieutenant Bobby Glaser, the commander of the K-9 division who is known to work nights, got the call and noticed a young man fitting the robber’s description. From there, it’s unclear as to what happened next, but eventually the officer and the suspect got into what amounts to a gun battle.
Investigators say they exchanged several shots, during which the teenage suspect a teenager was hit in the arm and took off running. Glaser, a 24-year veteran with the police department, was shot in both legs. Although he was bleeding badly, the officer was still able to get to his radio and relay information, like descriptions, to his fellow officers so they could eventually catch the 16-year-old.
Ambulances took both the officer and the 16-year-old suspect to the hospital. They are both expected to survive. Now investigators have to piece the entire incident back together.
The police department’s academy class is getting a first-hand look and invaluable training through this experience. It is eye-opening insight to prove how their lives could be on the line at any moment. The cadets are also helping investigators look for clues.
Lots of alphabetized evidence markers were placed near the officer’s police car. Every letter, from A to at least W, represents shell casings and other pieces of what could become evidence.
Police say the teen will be charged upon his release from the hospital, but they haven’t determined exactly what those charges will be. They say because he is a juvenile, his identity cannot be released.
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