Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives were investigating a Thursday night shooting by Monterey Park Police on the border of Monterey Park and East Los Angeles that left one person wounded.
The shooting happened at 6:31 p.m. Thursday on the 200 block of South Atlantic Boulevard, LASD officials said in a news release. They described the person who was shot by police as a suspect.
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The wounded person was taken to a nearby hospital.
Information regarding the severity of their injuries was not publicly available as of Friday morning. No officers were hurt.
CBS2 reported that the on- and offramps to the 60 Freeway were closed during the investigation.
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