One police officer was killed and another wounded during a shootout just outside of Los Angeles on Monday, authorities said.
The deadly confrontation happened near the corner of Colima Road and Mar Vista Street in Whittier, about 22 miles east of downtown LA, county sheriff’s deputies said.
A suspect, believed to be a gang member, was also wounded in the gun battle, officials told KABC-TV.
Officers involved were called to there at 8:04 a.m. and an ambulance was dispatched to the scene at 8:17 a.m., officials said.
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