Gunfire broke out during a confrontation with a suspect on Wednesday, who was eventually declared dead, officials said, injuring three Los Angeles Police Department officers.
According to an LAPD statement, two officers were expected to be released from the hospital Thursday.
According to the department, the third officer was still undergoing medical attention. According to LAPD Commander Stacy Spell, police discovered the suspect inside a shed while searching for a parolee still at large in the Lincoln Heights district of Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon. Police claim that after the suspect refused to comply with their requests to come out, they attempted to coerce them by using a chemical substance.
“That suspect responded to that chemical agent by opening the shed and opening fire on the officers,” Spell said.
According to LAPD Acting Chief Alfred Labrada, three officers, identified as senior K-9 officers, were shot and transferred to a hospital where their conditions were rated as stable.
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According to Labrada, at least one cop fired back during the altercation, although it is still unknown how many officers fired first and how many shots were fired. A tactical alert was issued for the entire city, and a SWAT squad searched the area for the suspect.
Then, paramedics discovered the unresponsive suspect, who has not been named and pronounced him dead, according to Spell. It is unknown how the suspect passed away. Aerial imagery from the site revealed a significant police response in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood as the standoff developed.
“Every day, the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department put themselves in harm’s way,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at a news conference. “Tonight is a reminder that the danger is genuine.
I’m relieved and grateful that these three brave officers are in stable condition and can have a conversation – with two of them when I checked in on them just now.”
The cops are on a “road to a full physical recovery,” according to the board of directors representatives for the police union. The Los Angeles Police Protective League Board stated, “While we believe they will heal physically, each of these officers will live with the memories of almost dying at the hands of a wanted fugitive in a hail of gunfire. According to the board, the incident served as a reminder of the daily risks that officers must confront.
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