UPDATE: Mountain View police have identified the suspect accused of shooting one of their officers during a traffic stop.
The officer was injured in the shooting during a traffic stop at Villa Street and Wild Cherry Lane early Saturday morning, shortly after midnight.
According to officials, the officer is a 5-year veteran of the department, who was working an overtime shift focusing on DUI patrol. The officer was shot and wounded in the upper body by Choy in the stopped vehicle, according to officials. The officer did not return fire. Police said that Choy then drove a short distance away from the scene, when he crashed his car and fled.
Mountain View police told NBC Bay Area Saturday night that the officer was later released from the hospital and is currently recovering at home. The Mountain View police officer who was shot during a routine traffic stop Saturday morning is a 5-year veteran of the department who was working an overtime shift focusing on DUI patrol, police officials said Saturday. Marianne Favro reports.
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