WASHINGTON 鈥� The Takoma Park, Maryland, officer who wounded a man in Wednesday’s shootout near the D.C. border has been identified.
Charles Hoetzel, a 10-year veteran of the department, has been placed on paid administrative leave as D.C. police internal affairs detectives continue their investigation, according to 聽Friday from the Takoma Park Police Department.
The incident occurred just after 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hoetzel had been chasing Kenneth Carroll, 19, on foot when they crossed over from Maryland into the District, according to D.C. police. Carroll allegedly pulled a gun and fired at the officer around the 200 block of Sheridan Street Northeast.
Hoetzel fired back, wounding Carroll. He and the officer were both treated with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect’s weapon was also recovered.
Carroll, of Northeast D.C., is accused of assault on a police officer while armed and of carrying a pistol without a license.
