Off-duty police officer shot in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- An off-duty New Orleans police officer was shot Sunday night in the Desire neighborhood, reports CBS affiliate WWL.
NOPD;small brown 4 door SUV pulled on side of officer and opened fire.believe suspects fled into Desire neighborhood pic.twitter.com/siaeqvasub
— wynton yates (@WyntonYates) October 26, 2015
WWL reports that the NOPD confirmed that the officer was off-duty and was driving in the area in an unmarked vehicle shortly before 8 p.m. He was not wearing his uniform.
In a tweet late Sunday evening, NOPD identified the victim as Lt. Derek Frick, a 24 year veteran of NOPD. Frick was promoted to Commander last month.
He was shot in the neck. He is in critical condition.
Update: Officer was off-duty and driving in the area in an unmarked vehicle around 7:47 p.m. He was not wearing his uniform. #NOPDAlert
— NOPD (@NOPDNews) October 26, 2015
A search for the shooter is underway.
NOPD tweeted that the officer was shot in the 3300 block of Alvar Street.