The dispatcher told Sturtevant that police were on the way, Martin said. Minutes later, two officers announced their arrival before and after entering the home on the 4700 block of Main Street through an open basement door, Martin said. As officers came to the staircase leading to the first floor, Sturtevant fired a shot into the basement, Martin said, hitting a nine-year veteran of the Whitehall police force in the leg with birdshot from a shotgun.