A man sought in connection with a September shooting in Long Beach was struck by gunfire in a police shooting Tuesday in Montebello.
The police shooting was reported in the 700 block of Via Altamira in the San Gabriel Valley community. The Long Beach Police Department confirmed a member of the agency was involved in the shooting.
The shooting stemmed from an anti-gang operation in connection with a Sept. 25 shooting in Long Beach, the department said. Details about the September crime were not immediately available. A search warrant was served at a residence in Montebello, police said. The subject of the warrant came out of the house and drove to a nearby gas station, where officers tried to take the man into custody.The man got back into a car and crashed into two patrol vehicles and another car as he tried to leave the gas station, police said. That's when officers opened fire.
The man drove away, but was arrested a short time later. He was struck by gunfire and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Roads in the area are blocked off for the investigation. Crime scene tape was stretched across several intersections in a crime scene that extended for blocks.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.Long Beach Police Department Officer Involved Shooting in the City of Montebello. PIO and Detectives are on scene.
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