PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) - During a February 2002 standoff with an armed fugitive in Homewood, then Pittsburgh Police Chief Dom Costa was shot. The bullet nearly took his life; to this day, it is still lodged in the base of his brain.
Now a state representative, Dom Costa talks to KDKA Radio's Larry and John about Officer James Kuzak, who was shot while responding to a home invasion call in Clairton and is currently in a medically induced coma.
Dom relates his story of being shot, as well as why officers are in more danger then ever when on duty.
Former City Police Chief Comments On Clairton Shooting
/ CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) - During a February 2002 standoff with an armed fugitive in Homewood, then Pittsburgh Police Chief Dom Costa was shot. The bullet nearly took his life; to this day, it is still lodged in the base of his brain.
Now a state representative, Dom Costa talks to KDKA Radio's Larry and John about Officer James Kuzak, who was shot while responding to a home invasion call in Clairton and is currently in a medically induced coma.
Dom relates his story of being shot, as well as why officers are in more danger then ever when on duty.
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