Rookie Officers’ Car Attacked by Gunfire
From Times Staff Reports
Two rookie Los Angeles police officers narrowly escaped gunfire Thursday in what commanders said was the 38th such attack on LAPD officers this year, representing a 29% jump in such assaults from last year.
The attack occurred in the Nickerson Gardens housing development in Watts about 5 a.m., near the corner of East 114th Street and Success Avenue.
The bullet hit the engine block of the officers’ car. The shooter wasn’t found despite an extensive search.
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