Three Los Angeles police officers shot, suspect dead - police

[March 09, 2023]  (Reuters) -Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition while the suspect "was pronounced deceased", the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said.

Police officers stand guard as the Lincoln Park neighborhood is cordoned off, as police look for a gunman who shot three police officers, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 08, 2023 REUTERS/David Swanson

During a search for the suspect, a parolee at large, officers discovered that he was unresponsive, LAPD said in a post on Twitter.

"LA Fire personnel responded and provided treatment, however the suspect was pronounced deceased at scene," the department said. It did not say how the suspect died.

Live overhead images from CBS-affiliate KCAL-TV had earlier shown several police cars sealing off the area around a garage in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood.

Officers in full tactical gear were seen near the site where the suspected gunman was holed up.

The Los Angeles Times newspaper, citing unidentified police sources, said the officers who were shot are part of a canine unit and were seeking a suspect when they took fire.

"I'm relieved and grateful that these three brave officers are in stable condition, and are able to have a conversation with two of them, when I checked in on them," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a news conference on Wednesday.

The office of the mayor did not respond to a request from Reuters for comment.

(Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Additional reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue, Lincoln Feast and Kim Coghill)

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