Man Killed, Officer Hurt in Gunfight
From a Times Staff Writer
A man died and a Baldwin Park police officer was in surgery with gunshot wounds Thursday night after the man started shooting during a traffic stop, Baldwin Park Police Capt. Mike Taylor said.
The shooting happened in the 4800 block of Downing Avenue about 7:30 p.m. Two officers, whom Taylor described as veterans of the force, pulled over a man in his 20s. The man started shooting when he got out of the car, and both officers returned fire, the captain said.
The man was hit multiple times, Taylor said. The officer was hit in the limbs.