A Vernal man who allegedly shot a police officer in the leg has been charged with attempted murder.

Police have said a neighbors called officers after spotting Jesus Martinez, 24, hiding in the bushes and peering in the windows at the home of his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend late Saturday.

The responding officer, Dustin Gray, pulled up to the house and spotted Martinez. Gray was about 12 feet away when Martinez popped out from behind a Dodge Durango, police said. Without saying a word, Martinez allegedly fired four shots at Gray with a .40-caliber handgun, hitting him in the leg. The gunshot went through Gray's thigh and exited without hitting any major arteries or bones, police said.

Martinez then turned around and fired several more shots into the basement window of the split-level house, police said.

The boyfriend of Martinez's ex-girlfriend heard the gunfire and glass breaking and walked into the living room to investigate, police said. As the boyfriend walked into the room, Martinez crashed through the broken window and attacked him, police said.

Martinez allegedly pointed the gun at the boyfriend, 28, and threatened to kill him.

Gray summoned other officers, who went inside the house found Martinez and the boyfriend fighting with each other, investigators said.

The 22-year-old girlfriend was upstairs and heard the fight, police said. She gathered her three children, took them to the master bedroom,

The woman has a protective order against Martinez, who in June pleaded guilty to domestic violence in the presence of a child, failure to stop at the command of law enforcement and assault, state court records show. He served six days in jail and was put on probation for three years.

He was charged Wednesday with two counts of attempted aggravated murder and aggravated burglary -- first-degree felonies -- and four counts of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury to another, felony discharge of a firearm and domestic violence battery, all third degree felonies.