News photographer shot by police

Now the hazards of being a newspaper photographer include encountering a policeman who thinks a camera on a tripod is a weapon.

New Carlisle News photographer Andy Grimm, near Springfield, Ohio, was taking photos of lightning during a storm at 10 p.m. Sunday.

Clark County Deputy Jake Shaw was on a traffic stop, saw the camera on a tripod and though it was a weapon, firing at and wounding Grimm, who underwent surgery at Miami Valley Hospital and is expected to recover.

Grimm and Shaw know each other. Grimm said he hopes Shaw doesn’t lose his job over it.