Two of the officers who were shot were released from a hospital Thursday. The third officer is also expected to recover. The shooter died in the confrontation.
Two of the three LAPD officers shot during a brief gunfight with a fugitive parolee this week were released from a hospital Thursday as more details emerged about the shooter, who died in the confrontation, police said.
The incident began when officers were called to the 3800 block of Broadway about 3:50 p.m. to search for a parolee at large, LAPD Assistant Chief Al Labrada said. Officers found the man, who they said refused to comply with police, and a K-9 unit was requested.Officers used tear gas, but the man, who was identified Thursday as Jonathan Magana, 32, still refused to comply and at some point opened fire on the officers, Labrada said. Police returned fire and Magana died during the confrontation.
Magana had a lengthy criminal record and in January was charged with battery on a police officer and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in connection with an incident late last year, according to court records and law enforcement sources. He posted bond and was released after the incident in October, but he failed to show up for his arraignment hearing last month.
He was sentenced in Los Angeles County to prison for two years and eights months in May 2011 for possession of ammunition by a former felon, according to corrections records. He was released to probation supervision in June 2013. He was sentenced in Los Angeles County to prison for two years in August 2017 for possession of a firearm by a felon, records show. He was again released to probation supervision in December 2017.
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