RAW VIDEO-Pennsylvania State Trooper Shot By Thug Involved With High Profile Murder For Hire Case Years Ago

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot in Aliquippa early Friday morning, allegedly by a man who admitted to killing a doctor on the Ohio Turnpike in 2005.

Police said troopers on patrol along Franklin Avenue saw 41-year-old Damian Bradford pull out a gun and confront people outside the Franklin Mini-Mart just after midnight. Troopers approached 41-year-old Damian Bradford, who ran into the store.

Sources tell KDKA-TV's Jennifer Borraso that a police investigation shows Bradford brandished a .9 millimeter firearm inside and outside the min-mart.

According to court paperwork, when troopers tried to restrain Bradford, he "violently struggled" before Bradford shot trooper Jonnie Schooley in the leg.

The criminal complaint said Bradford also tried to grab another trooper's gun and taser before he was finally arrested with the help of a civilian.

Sources tell KDKA's Jennifer Borrasso that the bullet exited Schooley's leg and he immediately applied his own tourniquet. Bystanders, including the store owner, rendered aid before police and medics arrived.

Schooley, who sources said had lost a lot of blood, was airlifted to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He's had at least one surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.