Three California police officers were hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday evening after they were shot by a suspect during an investigation in Lincoln Heights. The suspect was found dead several hours later, police said.
The shooting took place some time after 6 p.m. near the intersection of Mission Road and North Broadway in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood.
A police source confirmed that officers had been in the area as part of a felony investigation of a parolee at large. They observed the suspect walking down the alley, and then go into a residence.
Police then set up a perimeter and a police K-9 unit was called to the scene.
The suspect was located in a small room in the bottom of the main house. Officers called out to the suspect, but he refused to surrender. Eventually, tear gas was deployed and gunshots were fired, at which point the three officers were wounded.
The suspect went back into the home where he remained as additional police and SWAT teams arrived to the scene.
Around 8:10 p.m., SWAT officers could be seen approaching a home. At one point, an elderly man and a child were escorted out of the home.
An LAPD robot was visible in an alleyway behind the house and eventually made entry. Around 8:45 p.m., another round of tear gas appeared to be deployed where the man was holed up.
SWAT officers made entry shortly after, and it did not appear that the suspect was an active threat.
Right around 9:30 p.m., officials with LAPD confirmed that the suspect was dead.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore confirmed that all officers are in stable condition.
The officers suffered various injuries, including one officer who was shot in the abdomen, another who was shot in the arm and the third who was hit in the leg and midsection.
Police later confirmed that all three officers were K-9 unit officers. None of the officers’ dog partners were hurt.
Officials, including Mayor Karen Bass, updated the public outside County USC Medical Center.
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