Police Officer Shot
Updated: January 18, 2013
DECATUR -- Police say an officer was shot this morning on North Taylor Avenue.
Police Chief Todd Walker says officers were called to the 900 block around 6:30 am this morning.
When officers arrived they issued a search warrant for drugs. They confronted suspect Dennis Wayne Kendall. Police say he had a gun and fired at police through a door.
A narcotics officer was shot in the leg. He was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital for surgery. Investigators say they expect him to recover.
Police Chief Todd Walker says officers were called to the 900 block around 6:30 am this morning.
When officers arrived they issued a search warrant for drugs. They confronted suspect Dennis Wayne Kendall. Police say he had a gun and fired at police through a door.
A narcotics officer was shot in the leg. He was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital for surgery. Investigators say they expect him to recover.
Kendall was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer along with several other charges.
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