POTTSTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) — The suspect in the shooting of a police officer in Pottstown, Montgomery County has now been charged.

Authorities say it happened around 4:30 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Chestnut Street while officers were investigating a domestic violence disturbance.

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said arriving officers encountered the suspect, identified as 42-year-old William Ciccoli Jr., and a woman involved in an argument at their residence. This was the second time police responded to the residence for a domestic disturbance, according to investigators.

When officers tried to defuse the situation, authorities say Ciccoli became agitated and tried to holster one of the officers’ firearms.

A struggle ensued and the officer, now identified as Corporal Anthony Fischer, was shot in the hip when the gun discharged. In the body camera video, authorities say Cpl. Fischer can be heard saying, “try to take my gun.”

Cpl. Fischer was taken to Reading Hospital Trauma Center, where he underwent surgery and is currently in stable condition.

A neighbor who did not want to be identified said it happened just a few houses away.

“At one point, I saw an officer knocked down in an orange stretcher. A few minutes later, the suspect was arrested,” the resident said.

Chasta Lopez says she knows the officer in the neighborhood.

“It’s just a smaller town, so when things like this happen, it just raises a flag. It’s tight-knit,” she said.

The DA’s office says Ciccoli has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault and related charges.

A bail review is scheduled for Monday and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 26.