Update: Stockton man arrested for Saturday shooting of Mountain View police officer
MOUNTAIN VIEW -- U.S. Marshals and Mountain View police Sunday afternoon arrested the man they believe shot their fellow officer at close range early Saturday morning.
Jeffrey Choy, 33, of Stockton, was arrested after a short foot pursuit in Fremont shortly before noon Sunday. Choy was allegedly pulled over at Villa Street and Wild Cherry Lane in Mountain View by an officer whom the department hasn't named but has five years of experience as a police officer and was pulling an overtime shift focusing on DUI enforcement.
A person inside the vehicle shot the officer in his upper body. He didn't return fire as the suspect fled. The officer was transported to the hospital with non-life-threating injuries.
The suspect shortly afterward crashed his car at Villa Street and Hidden Avenue and fled on foot.
According to a statement released Sunday afternoon, Mountain View Police said authorities spent the next 24 hours searching for Choy, whom they identified. They discovered he'd gone to Union City, where police detectives and officers from the U.S. Marshals Service tried detaining Choy. After a brief foot pursuit, Choy was apprehended in Fremont.
Police brought Choy back to Santa Clara County and will book him on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer.
"To say that I am proud of the around-the-clock work our teams did to find the man responsible for wounding our officer is an understatement," said Mountain View Police Chief Chris Hsiung. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude at their sacrifice, I am in awe of their persistence, and I am so thankful all are safe."
