Officer wounds sword-wielding teen
Louisville police charge boy with attempted murder
A 17-year-old boy who was shot twice by a Louisville policeman after he allegedly lunged toward the officer with a ''samurai-style'' sword late Monday was in serious condition yesterday after seven hours of surgery.
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The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. Monday when police received a report of disorderly people near a wooded area off Interstate 64 near the Grinstead Drive exit, Smith said.
When police arrived they encountered a group of 15 young people having a party around a campfire, Smith said. The officers identified themselves, and the crowd scattered, ''except for a male subject brandishing a samurai-type sword, and another male subject who was passed out in a cave,'' Smith said.
Straus, who was in uniform, identified himself to the teen holding the 3-foot sword and repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon, Smith said.
