Authorities say an off-duty police officer is hospitalized after he was wounded by gunfire during a surprise party for his wife.
(FOX)- Al.com reports that the shooting happened late Saturday night at an apartment complex in Jasper, about 45 miles northwest of Birmingham.
Cordova Police Chief Nick Smith tells WBRC-TV that part-time Cordova police Officer Shelby Luttrell was shot in the arm and stomach. He was hospitalized at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.
Cordova police spokesman T.J. Armstrong tells WIAT-TV that doctors believe he will make a full recovery.
Armstrong said the 25-year-old officer had celebrated his son’s second birthday Saturday afternoon and then was hosting a party for his wife at their apartment that night when the shooting happened.