Two New Orleans police officers were ambushed in the city's French Quarter neighborhood Friday by a gunman riding on a pedicab who shot one officer in the face, police said.
The officers were on vehicle patrol around 4:30 p.m. when they were fired upon by a pedicab passenger, police Superintendant Shaun Ferguson said at the scene. One officer was shot in the left cheek, with the bullet becoming lodged in his skull.
"Two of our officers were ambushed," Ferguson said.
The officer was listed in serious but stable condition. The other officer received minor abrasions to his arm from shards of glass, NOLA.com reported.
Ferguson thanked a retired Army veteran who helped treat the wounded officer before being taken to the hospital, according to a NOLA reporter.
Both were taken to a hospital by other officers. The suspected gunman was taken into police custody with the help of witnesses who pointed the suspect out, WVUE-DT reported.
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