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Officer Shot on Hwy 17 7/25/12 6.00a AF

A Santa Clara County probation officer was shot in the leg on Highway 17 near Scotts Valley during an arrest last night.     Just past 8:15 p-m yesterday, the San Jose Police Department’s Covert Response Unit pulled over a vehicle they identified as one driven by 22-year-old Angel Solorzano.     The suspect had a $1 million warrant for his arrest out for firearms violations.       Solorzano and another suspect were taken into custody without incident.    However, the probation officer, who was not participating in the arrest, accidentally discharged his gun, shooting himself in the leg.      His injuries are non life-threatening.   The investigation caused significant traffic and temporary road closures on Hwy 17.

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