Police shoot each other at Harry Potter trying to arrest unarmed child porn suspect

By John Stevens
The Daily Mail
Jul. 19, 2011

Two policemen are recovering after they were shot by fellow officers as they tried to arrest a man on child pornography charges outside a crowded move theatre.

The incident happened as undercover officers tried to apprehend the unarmed man in the parking lot as he left a screening of Harry Potter in Plainville, Connecticut.

The officers opened fire after Eric Gothberg, 45, suddenly reached for his waistband after resisting arrest.

One policeman arriving as back-up was hit by a bullet in his arm. Another was injured by shards of glass.

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