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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.

Kendall was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer along with several other charges.

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