One suspect is injured after a car chase turned into an officer-involved shooting early Monday in Highland Park.
Another suspect is in custody and the injured one was transported to a local hospital where he is in stable condition, said an information officer during a press conference Monday. No officers were injured in the incident.
The suspects in the car fired at LAPD officers from the northeast division who began to pursue the white Honda Civic they were driving. The officers had noticed the white Honda and checked the status of the car which reported back as stolen.
The incident is the latest shooting in the neighborhood in the last weeks. On May 2nd, a car-to-car shooting was reported on the 5400 block of North Figueroa. On May 7th, one man was shot and killed on the 300 block of Avenue 52 around 5 PM. Another shooting was under investigation last week after police received reports of shots fired near the playground in the Highland Park Recreation area during daylight hours.
LAPD Public Information Officer provides an update on the Officer-Involved Shooting pic.twitter.com/CKN916TdMZ
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