Indianapolis Police Officer Shot During Traffic Stop Dies
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This file photo provided by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows Officer David Moore. (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A 29-year-old Indianapolis police officer shot during a weekend traffic stop has died, city and police officials said Wednesday.
Officer David Moore was taken off life support Wednesday morning and died, Public Safety Chief Frank Straub told WISH-TV. Police Sgt. Paul Thompson confirmed the death to WRTV-TV.
Moore was shot in the face, chest and leg during a Sunday morning traffic stop. Police have accused a 60-year-old ex-convict of shooting the officer. The suspect is in jail pending charges.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police Chief Paul Ciesielski said Tuesday night that tests showed Moore was too badly wounded to survive and that Moore's family was talking to doctors about donating his organs.