The man who was arrested after allegedly shooting a Cleveland police officer Saturday morning is facing attempted murder charges, court records reveal.
Jonathan Chambers, 30, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, a first-degree felony charge, according to court records.
The shooting happened a little after 4 a.m. at in the 2600 block of East 121st Street in the Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood.
The officer was responding to a call for a male who had been shot. When officers arrived they were met with gunfire. That's when the officer, who was still in his cruiser, was shot in both legs multiple times by what police believe was an assault rifle. The officer is being treated at University Hospitals and is in stable condition.
The officer's name has not been released.
According to authorities, the other shooting victim, a 38-year-old man, is also being treated for his injury at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
