Tactical team leader who was shot reflects on recovery, community support ahead of 2nd anniversary
Sitting in plain-looking clothes by himself in the front of a covert police van, a partition separates John Musicco with five other tactical officers behind him.
He responded by drawing his pistol and firing through the police van's windshield. Musicco was shot in the foot in the June 28, 2022, exchange of gunfire that wounded all six responding officers and killed the two suspects, who were Vancouver Island brothers that police say had the sole intention of killing and injuring as many officers as possible.
As Musicco pulled the covert van up to the bank, he drove by it to get a look at the situation, but the branch's reflective glass offered little insight. As he connected with another police team, only about a minute passed before the van's members were told the suspects were exiting the bank. It was a challenging position, the officer said, as the team had only a couple minutes in total to prepare their response against the two armed suspects.
That's when he decided to go with a take-down in the parking lot and the exchange of gunfire immediately followed. Musicco's wound likely came from a ricochet police round that's left him with significant nerve damage and mobility issues. But he's clear that his injuries pale in comparison to those inflicted on his fellow five officers.
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