N.J. Officer Shot, Wounded During Bahamas Vacation
POSTED: 6:19 am EDT May 16,
2008
UPDATED: 8:34 am EDT May 16,
2008
NEW YORK -- A New Jersey police officer who was off duty and on vacation in the Bahamas was shot when he attempted to break-up a crime in progress, his colleagues said.John Casper, a 49-year-old Bergenfield Police officer is in stable condition after being shot Wednesday night in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas.
A colleague of Casper's told WNBC that the 19-year veteran of the Bergenfield police had been walking with three friends when they saw a robbery in progress.Casper jumped in and there was a confrontation, the official told WNBC.A second would-be robber approached the group, took out a gun and shot Casper point blank range in the chest.Casper has underwent hours of surgery and is in stable condition at a Bahamas hospital.
