Update: Police say man shot by Modesto officer had ‘deadly weapon’

A Modesto Police officer shot a man who allegedly attacked him during a disturbance call in west Modesto on Monday night, according to the department.

Officers were dispatched to a report of a family disturbance at a multiplex in the 1100 block of Roselawn Avenue at about 10:20 p.m., according to Modesto Police Department spokeswoman Sharon Bear. She said the shooting occurred a little over an hour later.

Bear said the officer was inside the home when the suspect allegedly attacked him. She said the suspect had a “deadly weapon” but she would not disclose the type of weapon or say whether the suspect used the weapon to attack the officer.

The officer, whose name was not released, was injured and was treated at a hospital. He has since been released.

The suspect remains hospitalized but is expected to survive. He was placed under arrest on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer. His name also was not released.

According to radio traffic of the incident, officers were dispatched to the residence for a report there was a man inside who was “off his medication,” had locked himself in his room with “two long knives” and threatened to harm his mother. The mother went to her neighbor for help and the neighbor called police.

Bear declined to comment about the dispatch call.

She said there were other officers at the scene at the time of the shooting but she did not know if they were in the home with the officer who fired his weapon. The officer who was allegedly attacked was the only officer who fired.

This incident is being investigated by members of MPD’s Investigations Division and the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office.

More information is expected to be released in the coming weeks, including body camera video of the shooting, pursuant to state law.