EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — An East Hartford police officer is recovering after being stabbed in the leg Saturday afternoon.
Police say that shortly after 2:00 p.m., they responded to a complaint of an "unruly, possibly intoxicated adult male" outside 7 Edgewood Street.
The man fought with responding officers, and during the struggle he pulled a knife. The suspect stabbed one officer in the leg and nearly stabbed another, according to spokesman Lt. Joshua Litwin.
The man was apprehended by other officers and an East Hartford K-9.
Both the suspect and the injured officer were treated on-scene by East Hartford Fire Department paramedics and then transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Police did not release the names of either the officer or the suspect, or detail the suspect's injuries.
Police say the male suspect is facing multiple charges.
