Security guard fatally shoots suspect after trying to remove them from premises near DTLA

City News Service

Monday, June 5, 2023

Security guard fatally shoots suspect after altercationA suspect on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire Sunday with two security guards, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A suspect on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire Sunday with two security guards, which left one of them with a gunshot wound to the leg, authorities said.

The shooting occurred at about 7 a.m. in the area of Washington Boulevard and Los Angeles Street, where a second suspect -- described only as a female -- was taken into custody, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

Paramedics sent to the scene at 7:03 a.m. rushed at least one person to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Police said that person, a security guard, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.

No further information was immediately available.

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