Officer Fires Service Weapon during Response to
Shots Fired Incident
At approximately 8:58 p.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of Creighton Road in the Creighton neighborhood for the report of shots fired.
As officers
approached, an officer observed an individual, an adult male, who was in
possession of a firearm. That male fled on foot from the officer and did not
comply with numerous commands from the officer to drop the firearm. The male
brandished the firearm and the officer fired a single shot from his service
weapon. There were no injuries. The male was taken into custody and a firearm
was recovered.
Chief Gerald
Smith, Command Staff, the Major Crimes division and Internal Affairs responded
to the scene. The investigation continues.
The officer
who fired his service weapon has been placed on administrative assignment as
the Department investigates this incident.
Ireq
White has
been charged with trespassing and brandishing a firearm. Both charges are misdemeanors.
His booking photo is attached.
Anyone with
further information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at
(804) 780-1000.
