Off-duty officer working 2nd job at Walmart shot near St. Louis - KY3

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - A manhunt is ongoing after an off-duty police officer who was working a second job as a Walmart security guard was shot in Ferguson, Missouri.

Police Chief Jason Armstrong says an off-duty Calverton Park police officer was shot about 7:15 p.m. Sunday and transported to a hospital where he was in stable condition. The officer was shot at least three times.

Armstrong said the officer was working as a security guard at the Walmart when he spotted a shoplifter. Armstrong said the officer confronted the suspect, who pulled a gun and shot the officer. Armstrong said the suspect took off and remains on the loose. The officer did not fire his weapon.

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