California police officer wounded in shooting while chasing murder suspect in Los Angeles suburb
Whittier police officer, murder suspect both treated at hospital for gunshot wounds
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A police officer in California suffered two non-fatal gunshot wounds while chasing a suspect wanted for murder through a suburb of Los Angeles on Monday, authorities said.
Officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop just before 7 p.m. in the alley of the 7300 block of Pickering Avenue in Whittier during surveillance of 25-year-old Edgar Gonzalez, who was identified as the shooter in a murder that occurred in Santa Fe Springs a day earlier, the Whittier Police Department said.
Gonzalez refused the officers’ demands and fled from his vehicle, according to authorities.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officers chased the suspect between two apartment complexes, where the department says an officer-involved shooting occurred.
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The suspect fled from officers during a high-risk traffic stop on Monday evening in Whittier, a suburb of Los Angeles, authorities said. (FOX11 Los Angeles KTTV)
It was unclear who fired first or how many shots were fired.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One officer suffered two non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to his lower extremities. The suspect suffered a gunshot wound to a hand.
The suspect was identified as the shooter in a murder that occurred the previous day in Santa Fe Springs, according to officials. (FOX11 Los Angeles KTTV)
After the shooting, police said Gonzalez continued running and ditched a semi-automatic handgun.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officers used a less lethal 40mm baton round and a K-9 to force the suspect to surrender and took him into custody.
One Whittier police officer suffered two non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to his lower extremities, police said. (FOX11 Los Angeles KTTV)
Both the officer and the suspect were treated at a local hospital, where they both were in stable condition.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No additional information was immediately available.