A police officer was shot and the suspected gunman also was wounded Monday in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier, authorities said.

The shooting took place at about 9 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The officer and the suspect were hospitalized but there was no immediate word on their conditions.

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A suspect and officer were both shot during a shootout in Whittier, California. (Fox News)

Other details also weren't immediately released.

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Whittier is about 24 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.