2 City Officers Shot In 'Ambush'

Both Expected To Survive After Trying To Track Down Assault Suspect, Who Was Also Shot

In January, an officer was shot twice in the face while trying to make an undercover drug purchase in Seton Hill. Dante Arthur, an eight-year veteran of the department, required reconstructive surgeries.

Police arrested three men in the case: Sean Cox, 22, of the 1600 block of Alta St.; Antwan Cox, 19, of the 400 block of Orchard St.; and Sean Smith, 23, of the 400 block of Mount Holly St. Each was charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and other offenses.

Before that, it had been two years since a city officer was shot in the line of duty.

On Jan. 31, 2007, an officer accidentally discharged his weapon, shooting another officer in his protective vest. The officer's vest stopped the bullet, and the officer was not seriously injured.

On Jan. 9, 2007, Detective Troy Lamont Chesley Sr. was shot and killed outside his girlfriend's home in Northwest Baltimore. A 23-year-old Baltimore man, Brandon Grimes, was convicted of first-degree murder in that case and sentenced to life in prison without parole.