Law enforcement agencies helped escort Pasco Police Officer Jeremy Jones home after he was shot Thursday in the line of duty.
PASCO, Wash. – Members of law enforcement helped escort a Pasco police officer home after he was shot in the line of duty Thursday.
Officer Jeremy Jones was sent home today one day after he was hurt while trying to arrest a man in Pasco.
The shooting happened Thursday around 1:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Riverview Drive.
Officer Jones and other officers were attempting to arrest a man, later identified as Devontea Wright, 27, on an outstanding warrant.
Wright was wanted in connection to a shooting that happened in Kennewick earlier this year.
During the struggle to arrest Wright, Jones was shot. He was given first aid at the scene and taken to the hospital in stable condition.
He has been with the Pasco Police Department for 16 years, according to Police Chief Ken Roske.
Wright is facing first degree assault charges in this case.
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