Officer briefly detained in Peristeri shooting incident
[InTime News]
An off-duty police officer was briefly detained on Monday night after shooting at a motorcycle whose driver had pointed a gun at him.
The incident happened at the district of Peristeri in western Attica when a DIAS motorcycle squad signalled a motorcycle without a license plate to stop. The driver sped off and the officers followed in pursuit.
An off-duty police officer who saw the pursuit signalled at the driver to stop but the latter pulled out a gun and the officer fired once in his direction, without injuring the suspect who fled.
The officer was arrested and then released.
