Los Angeles Officers Shot Outside Police Station: Reports

Two Los Angeles police detectives were shot in an ambush in the mid-city area outside a police station on Tuesday morning, according to reports.
Los Angeles Officers Shot Outside Police Station: Reports
Jack Phillips
6/25/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Two Los Angeles police detectives were shot in an ambush in the mid-city area outside a police station on Tuesday morning, according to reports.

The shooting took place at 4:30 a.m. near San Vicente and Venice boulevards, reported CBS Los Angeles, citing the city’s fire department.

The shooting prompted a 25-block search for the suspect, the Los Angeles Police Department told NBC Los Angeles.

“They were undercover officers working the burglary task force here out of the Wilshire station. They pulled up to the front of the gate and as they were opening the gate, from directly behind them, somebody for some reason opened fire on their car, striking it many times,” police Cmdr. Andrew Smith told the station.

The two detectives fired back before they were taken to a nearby hospital. They were treated for minor head and hand injuries before the hospital released them.

At least one suspect wearing dark clothing was able to flee the scene on foot.

Smith told KTLA-TV that three people were detained in connection with the shooting.

“We’re holding them pending identification from the two officers who were involved,” said Smith.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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