Crime & Safety
Suspect Killed In Gunfire With Security Guards In Downtown LA
Gunfire erupted Sunday morning, leaving one person dead and a security guard with gunshot wounds.
LOS ANGELES — A suspect on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire Sunday with two security guards, which left one of them with a gunshot wound to the leg, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at about 7 a.m. in the area of Washington Boulevard and Los Angeles Street, where a second suspect — described only as a female — was taken into custody, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Paramedics sent to the scene at 7:03 a.m. rushed at least one person to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Police said that person, a security guard, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.
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