Suspected Mountain View Cop Shooter Arrested

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — The suspect in the shooting of a South Bay police officer over the weekend was arrested Sunday Fremont, the Mountain View Police Department said in a statement.

Jeffrey Choy, 33, of Stockton, was arrested shortly before noon by U.S. Marshals and Mountain View police detectives after a short foot pursuit, police said.

Choy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer, according to police.

The Mountain View officer, who has not been identified, suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body wand was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Choy was the only suspect sought in connection with the early Saturday morning shooting, according to police.

The patrol officer was conducting a traffic stop as part of a DUI enforcement operation when a person inside the vehicle shot at the officer, police said.

The shooting occurred at Villa Street and Wild Cherry Lane, police said.

Choy crashed his car a short distance from the scene and ran away from the scene.

“Over the course of the next 24 hours, detectives as well as multiple sworn and professional staff, worked around the clock to help investigate the case and locate Choy, who had early on been identified as the suspect in this case,” police said in a statement.

“Ultimately, investigators learned that Choy had fled from Mountain View and was later located in Union City.”

Authorities as of Sunday afternoon were preparing to book Choy into a Santa Clara County jail.

“To say that I am proud of the around-the-clock work our teams did to find the man responsible for wounding our officer is an understatement,” Mountain View Police Department Chief Chris Hsiung said in a statement.

“I am overwhelmed with gratitude at their sacrifice, I am in awe of their persistence and I am so thankful all are safe.”

Police said the suspect’s identity intentionally wasn’t released to the public when authorities knew who they were looking for Saturday.

“We distributed a statewide law enforcement bulletin notifying all police organizations of the incident and the identity of the suspect,” the agency said in a statement.

“Please know that your community, and those communities around us, were being safely guarded by your police and sheriff’s deputies who keeping a watchful eye out for the suspect. To ensure the integrity of the investigation, and to have a successful resolution like we did today, we kept Choy’s identity out of the public. We thank you for your understanding.”