DEVELOPING: Officer Shot In Saraland, Suspect Killed In Gunfire Exchange
By WKRG StaffPublished: December 21, 2016, 11:28 am Updated: December 21, 2016, 4:55 pm
Saraland Police Officer Jamie Tucker is fighting for her life in the hospital after being shot in the head. Her husband, on the right, is a Mobile Police Officer.
UPDATE (1:20 pm) – News Five has confirmed that the officer shot is Saraland Police Officer Jackie Tucker. She is currently hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
News Five’s Emily DeVoe is traveling through Saraland and spoke with a local pastor who talked to her about the shooting:
UPDATE (1 pm) – The identity of the officer shot has still not been confirmed, but News Five has learned that she was a female and married to an officer in the Mobile Police Department.
The picture of the suspect, Blake Richardson, was taken from his Facebook page.
UPDATE (12:45 pm) – News 5’s Allen Carter confirms the suspect, Blake Richardson, has died from the injuries sustained in the incident.
UPDATE (12:10 pm) – James West, the chief of Saraland Police Department, addressed the media Wednesday afternoon and gave new details about the shooting.
Chief West said about the suspect, “he immediately opened fire when the officers arrived, striking one of the police officers in the head. My officer is in critical condition and we ask the community and everyone for their prayers.”
Chief West added, “the suspect has also been transported and was in critical condition when he left the scene.”
Two officers responded to the scene and the identity of the officer shot is still unknown.
TL;DR
A white thug just shot a black woman police officer in the head and she is in critical condition.
By WKRG StaffPublished: December 21, 2016, 11:28 am Updated: December 21, 2016, 4:55 pm
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Saraland Police Officer Jamie Tucker is fighting for her life in the hospital after being shot in the head. Her husband, on the right, is a Mobile Police Officer.
UPDATE (1:20 pm) – News Five has confirmed that the officer shot is Saraland Police Officer Jackie Tucker. She is currently hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
News Five’s Emily DeVoe is traveling through Saraland and spoke with a local pastor who talked to her about the shooting:
UPDATE (1 pm) – The identity of the officer shot has still not been confirmed, but News Five has learned that she was a female and married to an officer in the Mobile Police Department.
The picture of the suspect, Blake Richardson, was taken from his Facebook page.
UPDATE (12:45 pm) – News 5’s Allen Carter confirms the suspect, Blake Richardson, has died from the injuries sustained in the incident.
UPDATE (12:10 pm) – James West, the chief of Saraland Police Department, addressed the media Wednesday afternoon and gave new details about the shooting.
Chief West said about the suspect, “he immediately opened fire when the officers arrived, striking one of the police officers in the head. My officer is in critical condition and we ask the community and everyone for their prayers.”
Chief West added, “the suspect has also been transported and was in critical condition when he left the scene.”
Two officers responded to the scene and the identity of the officer shot is still unknown.
TL;DR
A white thug just shot a black woman police officer in the head and she is in critical condition.
