Wounded Riverside Officer Remains in Critical Condition
A Riverside police officer remained in critical condition Monday, two days after he was shot in the neck during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Officer Charles Schiortino, 24, was wounded Saturday night after he and his partner stopped a weaving van, said Police Sgt. Robert Hanson. The suspected gunman, Tyrone J. Kirksey, 32, of Riverside later apparently shot himself to death, Hanson said.
Schiortino, a two-year police veteran, underwent surgery at Riverside General Hospital to repair a severed jugular vein and carotid artery.
“There’s really not any changes in him, which is good at this point,” a nursing supervisor said Monday. “He’s holding his own.”
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