ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA — An LAPD officer is on administrative leave after getting involved in a physical struggle with a 13-year-old in Anaheim that saw the officer fire his gun and nearly shoot the teen. <br /> <br />The incident occurred around Tuesday afternoon, when the unidentified off-duty cop confronted a group of teens who were walking across his property, CW affiliate KTLA reported. <br /> <br />The officer grabbed a girl for walking on his front yard, but 13-year-old Christian Dorscht intervened and told the cop he should not treat a girl like that. <br /> <br />Dorscht can be heard in video of the incident saying, “I’m going to sue you.” The cop says he thought think the teen said, “I’m going to shoot you.” <br /> <br />Thinking Dorscht was going to shoot him, the cop grabbed him by the neck. Other teens tried to help Dorscht by pushing the cop into a bush. That’s when cop then pulled out a gun and fired it in Dorscht’s direction. <br /> <br />Anaheim police arrested Dorscht and a 15-year-old boy. Police said Dorscht is “alleged to have threatened to shoot the off-duty officer.” <br /> <br />Cellphone video of the incident was viewed more than 18,000 times on YouTube as of midday Wednesday, but that afternoon it was removed for violating the site’s Community Guidelines. <br /> <br />The Anaheim Police Department tweeted warnings advising citizens not to take part in the protests. Police have already arrested two dozen people for misdemeanor charges including failure to disperse. <br /> <br />The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement issued on Wednesday night that the officer was being being placed on administrative leave.
