Monday, October 31, 2011

LAPD officers wound assault suspect in South Los Angeles

Officers responding to a shooting call in South Los Angeles wounded an armed man, Los Angeles police officials said Monday night.

Details about the Halloween night incident, which was reported shortly before 8 o'clocknear the intersection of 22nd Street and Central Avenue, were not immediately available, said LAPD Officer Bruce Borihahn.

Officers responded to 911 radio call of shots fired/assault with a deadly weapon when they saw a man holding a handgun, Borihahn said. After officers made unspecified contact with the man, an officer-involved shooting took place.

The wounded man, whose identity and condition were not immediately released, was taken to a hospital.

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