Officer shot, wounded, serving warrant

BOYLE HEIGHTS The officer was reportedly serving a narcotics search warrant when one of the suspects opened fire. According to LAPD Officer April Harding, two officers were in an alley when they were fired upon.

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One suspect was reportedly found dead at the scene. Police arrested a second suspect.

Police set up a perimeter in the area of Malabar, Mott and Boulder streets, and searched for a third suspect, and eventually apprehended the suspect.

Police reportedly began evacuating residents from the area at approximately 4 p.m. while police searched the surroundings house by house. The evacuation was lifted about 8 p.m.

The wounded officer's leg was grazed in the shooting. The officer sustained a minor injury and was taken to a hospital.

 

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