Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded but were in stable condition, while the suspect was dead, according to the chief of police and media reports
March 9 - Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition while the suspect "was pronounced deceased", the Los Angeles Police Department said.
During a search for the suspect, a parolee at large, officers discovered that he was unresponsive, LAPD said in a post on Twitter. "LA Fire personnel responded and provided treatment, however the suspect was pronounced deceased at scene," the department said. It did not say how the suspect died. Live overhead images from CBS-affiliate KCAL-TV had earlier shown several police cars sealing off the area around a garage in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood.Police officers stand guard as the Lincoln Park neighborhood is cordoned off, as police look for a gunman who shot three police officers, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 08, 2023 REUTERS/David SwansonOfficers in full tactical gear were seen near the site where the suspected gunman was holed up.
The Los Angeles Times newspaper, citing unidentified police sources, said the officers who were shot are part of a canine unit and were seeking a suspect when they took fire.
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