Woman with gun wounded in officer-involved shooting in Reseda

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Sunday, May 26, 2019
Woman with gun wounded in officer-involved shooting in Reseda
A woman with a handgun was injured in an officer-involved shooting in Reseda on Sunday, police said.

RESEDA, Calif. (KABC) -- An armed suspect was injured in an officer-involved shooting in Reseda on Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Officers responded to a call of a woman armed with a gun in the 8000 block of Hesperia Avenue around 7:37 a.m.

When police arrived, they found the woman holding a handgun to her head, according to LAPD.

Officers ordered her to drop the weapon, and a mental evaluation unit was called to the scene.

"At some point as officers were verbalizing with the suspect, an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred," the department tweeted.

The woman was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.

No officers were injured in the incident, LAPD said.

A handgun was recovered at the scene.