New Jersey Officer Shot Stopping Robbery in Bahamas

NEW YORK --

A New Jersey police officer who was off duty and on vacation in the Bahamas was shot when he attempted to break-up a crime in progress, his colleagues said.

John Casper, a 49-year-old Bergenfield Police officer is in stable condition after being shot Wednesday night in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas.

A colleague of Casper's told WNBC that the 19-year veteran of the Bergenfield police had been walking with three friends when they saw a robbery in progress.

Casper jumped in and there was a confrontation, the official told WNBC.

A second would-be robber approached the group, took out a gun and shot Casper point blank range in the chest.

Casper has underwent hours of surgery and is in stable condition at a Bahamas hospital.

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