Person wounded in officer-involved shooting at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019
1 wounded in officer-involved shooting at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin
A person has been hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin on Tuesday, police say.

TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- A person was hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin on Tuesday, police said.

Tustin police said they received a radio call about someone trying to break into one of the buildings on the base.

Officers contacted people inside the building and one person was armed with a metal object, officials said. An officer-involved shooting occurred and the armed person was struck.

The person was transported to a nearby hospital and is being treated, officials said.

The Orange County District Attorney's Office is conducting an investigation into the incident.