CHP officer released from hospital after shooting on Interstate 8 in Mission Valley [Breaking]
Pacheco had encountered Du after Du crashed his vehicle into a center median just east of Interstate 805. The CHP said Du lunged for Pacheco’s weapon suddenly and without provocation seconds after the officer approached Du.
During the struggle, one round went off, hitting Pacheco in his right thigh. It was unclear who fired the round.Pacheco and Du continued to struggle over the gun until good Samaritans helped restrain Du.he wrapped a sweatshirt, and then a belt, like a tourniquet around the officer’s leg.
Du, a graduate student studying physics at UC San Diego, was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on three felony charges, including attempted murder of a police officer, but he was not brought to court because of undisclosed medical reasons. His arraignment was re-scheduled for Tuesday.