Off-Duty Officer Involved In Shooting

A Foley Police officer is on paid administrative leave after a shooting in Pensacola.
Foley Police Chief David Wilson tells News 5 that one of his officers was off-duty early Saturday morning when he was attacked by a man with a knife.
The Chief said it all started at Boomerzzz Lounge at a Comfort Inn. The officer was waiting for a friend around 2:30 a.m. The Chief says three white men approached the officer. According to the chief, they started using racial slurs at the black off-duty officer. The officer decide to leave.Chief Wilson says when his officer went outside, the three men tried to sneak up behind him. One had a knife.
According to Chief David Wilson, the off-duty officer identified himself and pulled out his pistol.
The man with the knife tried to attack and the officer shot him in the stomach.
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as 37 year old Johnny Cloud. He is in the hospital and may be arrested for aggravated assault.
The sheriff's office says the shooting is still under investigation.
The name of the Foley officer has not been released, but he was not hurt. The Foley Police Department is conducting its own internal investigation.