TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo police officer was injured early Tuesday morning by a ricocheted bullet while responding to a domestic violence call in west Toledo.
Officers responded to the 2000 block of Wyndhurst Road about 12:30 a.m. According to a police report, a pit bull charged at a group of officers. An officer identified as D. Rivera fired his shotgun and struck the dog.
A sergeant at the scene initially told WTOL 11 no dogs were harmed.
An officer identified as A. Simpson fired three rounds from his handgun. One of the rounds struck the ground and then hit an officer identified as J. Bombrys in the leg.
Officer Bombrys was taken to the hospital and later discharged. The officer is expected to make a full recovery.
The incident is under investigation and surveillance video is being reviewed.