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(CNN) -- The San Diego Chargers' Steve Foley was shot by an off-duty police officer early Sunday, a San Diego Sheriff's spokesman said.
The shooting came days after the linebacker had been cleared on charges stemming from a scuffle with police in April.
The 30-year-old, nine-year NFL veteran was taken to San Diego's Sharp Memorial Hospital.
Foley was shot at about 3:30 a.m. (6:30 a.m. ET) on a street in the upscale neighborhood where he lived.
The officer involved in the shooting was from the Coronado Police Department, an island town about 20 miles from the scene of the shooting, which took place in the town of Poway, San Diego Sheriff's Lt. Scott Rossall said.
It was not immediately clear why the Coronado officer was in Poway or why, while off duty, the officer would stop Foley's vehicle, Rossall said.
A statement from the Chargers confirmed that Foley was shot.
In a statement, the Coronado police chief confirmed one of his officers was involved in a shooting in Poway, but did not identify the officer.