Cop shot in East Meadow still in hospital
Police investigate the scene where they said a suspect was shot and killed after struggling with an officer whose weapon discharged, shooting that officer in the leg, police said. (Dec. 30, 2011) Credit: Paul Mazza
A Nassau County police officer shot in the leg while struggling with a suspect in East Meadow remained in satisfactory condition Monday, officials said.
The officer "is expected to be discharged in the next few days," Shelley Lotenberg, a spokeswoman for Nassau University Medical Center, said.
The injured officer, who had approached Oxley in a car because he was acting suspiciously, was struck in the leg by a bullet from his own gun as the suspect grappled with him for the weapon, police said. The suspect was shot at least twice in the upper torso.
A police spokesman has said that the shooting was justified.
Police have not identified either officer.
Oxley, who lived near the scene of the shooting, had served two state prison terms for burglary and robbery-related crimes, and had been scheduled to be in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday to face burglary charges lodged against him in March, records show.
Oxley's attorney in the Queens case, Russell Rothberg of Lynbrook, said he was shocked to learn of his client's death when he was contacted by Newsday on Monday.
"He said he was not guilty, and this case was going to trial," Rothberg said.
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