The African-American police officer was out of duty and ran out with a gun to help his colleagues. In the American city of St. Louis, Missouri, a policeman injured an African American who is also a cop by taking him for a criminal, AP reports.. It is reported that three African Americans hijacked a vehicle. The police began to pursue intruders. In response, the hijackers opened fire and crashed.

Suspects left the car and tried to escape. An African-American police officer, who was out of duty, saw what happened from the window of his house and ran out to help his colleagues. With him, he took the service weapon. Two policemen called to him to lie down on the ground, but then they found out and asked to stand up and approach them. At that time another police officer arrived.

He saw an African American who was going to the police, also did not recognize him and opened fire, wounding him in the arm.

As for the intruders, one policeman detained a suspect in the hijacking, wounding him in the knee. He was hospitalized, and then placed in custody. The second was arrested at the crime scene, and the third managed to escape. He is wanted. As is known, in the US, black policemen murdered more than once caused large-scale protests.

Original article: In the US, the cop copied a black colleague by mistake.