5:30PM
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A suspect was shot and wounded this afternoon by police near County-USC Medical Center and the university’s Health Sciences Campus in Boyle Heights. No officers were injured in the shooting, which happened about 3:30 p.m. in the area of Zonal Avenue and Cummings Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspect was taken to hospital. His age and condition were not immediately available, nor were details about what led to the shooting. A report from the scene showed a crashed SUV outside a building bearing a USC banner. An alert issued by USC in the shooting’s immediate aftermath advised students and others to avoid the area. Just after 5 p.m., LAPD Officer Tony Im said there was no threat to the campus
4:30PM
A person has been hit in an officer-involved shooting in the area of Zonal Avenue and Cummings Street outside the County-USC Medical Center in Boyle Heights, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No officers have been injured but there’s no immediate word on the condition of the person who was shot.
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