US EditionLAPD Officer Shot in the Exposition Park Area, Is Reported to Be Stable
- A gang enforcement officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was injured by gunfire on Saturday at 3:47 p.m. while on patrol close to Martin Luther King Jr. Park in the Exposition Park area of South Los Angeles.
- The shooting began after two officers tried to question a suspect who fled and then fired multiple rounds during a foot pursuit, hitting one officer.
- Officers returned fire but did not hit the suspect, who was taken into custody shortly after, and a gun was recovered at the scene.
- According to Chief Jim McDonnell, the injured officer was admitted to California Hospital in a serious yet stable condition, with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
- The shooting remains under investigation, and the suspect faces possible attempted murder charges while public figures like Flavor Flav called for changes in gun control laws.
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LAPD officer hospitalized following a shooting at a park
LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - An investigation is underway after an officer was hospitalized following a shooting in Los Angeles Saturday. The shooting was reported just before 4:00 p.m. Pacific at Exposition Park. Officials said officers were attempting to stop and question a suspect when he fled, leading to a foot pursuit. The suspect turned and opened fire on the officers, hitting one of them. The officer was then taken to the hospital in se…
Officer Wounded in Exposition Park Shooting; Suspect in Custody
A Los Angeles Police Department gang enforcement officer was wounded Saturday in a shooting while he patrolled the Exposition Park area. The shooting occurred at 3:47 p.m. Saturday at 39th Place and Western Avenue, at or near Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Charles Miller told City News Service. The officer and his partner were assigned to gang enforcement and spotted a suspect they wanted to question but he ra…
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