Local residents check out the scene where an officer was shot in Wyoming, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. A western Michigan police officer and a man who opened fire on officers in the community near Grand Rapids have been wounded. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Hugh Carey)
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WYOMING, Mich. (AP) - An officer who was shot while responding to a domestic dispute in western Michigan has been identified as a 15-year veteran of the Wyoming Police Department.
Frank Hartuniewicz was recovering Friday at home after undergoing surgery. He was shot once below his protective vest.
Wyoming Police Chief James Carmody says officers were responding to a domestic dispute in the Grand Rapids suburb Thursday afternoon when Hartuniewicz was shot.
Carmody says the shooter fled, firing as he ran through the neighborhood. Officers returned fire, striking the 31-year-old man in the chest. He was in critical condition Friday at an area hospital. He has not yet been charged.
Carmody says the man and his wife had been drinking prior to officers being called to the home.
Wyoming Police Chief James Carmody speaks with members of the press regarding the scene where a West Michigan police officer was shot in Wyoming, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Emily Rose Bennett)
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Forensics investigators are shown by a Wyoming Police car with the back winnow shot out after an officer was shot in Wyoming, Mich., Thursday, Jan 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Grand Rapids Press, Chris Clark)
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A Wyoming Police officer wearing body armor walks near the scene where a fellow officer was shot in Wyoming, Mich., Thursday, Jan 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Grand Rapids Press, Chris Clark)
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A Grandville Police officer walks near the area where a Wyoming Police officer was shot, in Wyoming, Mich., Thursday, Jan 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Grand Rapids Press, Chris Clark)
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Police officers gear up near the scene where a West Michigan police officer was shot in Wyoming, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Emily Rose Bennett)
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Police officers gear up near the scene where a West Michigan police officer was shot in Wyoming, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Emily Rose Bennett)
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