Officer, suspect hurt in shootout
A Monrovia police officer and a gunman are recovering from gunshot wounds after a Sunday morning shootout that began when authorities tried to stop the man from stealing a car.
The gunman fled from officers as they approached him shortly after midnight in the 500 block of West Duarte Road, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Hugo Macias.
The Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the incident.
Monrovia police and California Highway Patrol officers had been called to the area to investigate a car robbery, Macias said.
Authorities cordoned off several blocks and soon were in a shootout with the man, who used a small handgun to fire at officers, Macias said.
The police officer was hit several times in the upper torso and is listed in good condition. The gunman was also shot in the upper torso and is recovering in the hospital.
Neither name has been released.
-- Ari B. Bloomekatz
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