CMPD officer shot in uptown Charlotte

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer was shot and injured over the weekend in uptown. Police said the off-duty officer was responding to a domestic disturbance on North Church Street a little after 6 a.m. Sunday when he got into a confrontation with a person involved in the disturbance. That person shot the officer in the leg and ran, but was arrested soon after. The officer was taken to the hospital for surgery and police said he was in serious but stable condition. The department has not released the name of the officer nor the suspect.