VIDEO: Off-Duty LAPD Officer Attacked with Blunt Object, Suspect Shot
Video: Off-Duty LAPD Officer Attacked with Blunt Object, Suspect Shot
Preliminary reports from the scene were that two off-duty officers were driving in the area and stopped to confront a man outside an apartment building. At some point, the man hit one of the officers in the head with what was initially reported as a bat, prompting both officers to open fire, hitting the man in the stomach.
December 20, 2017
Two off-duty Los Angeles police officers opened fire on a man they say attacked them with a large object — possibly a bat or a flashlight — early Wednesday morning.
A call of an off-duty officer needing help in the North Hills area of the city came in at about 1 a.m., right at the same time there were reports of someone being shot in the area, LAPD Sgt. Andrew Kukla told CBS Los Angeles .
Preliminary reports from the scene were that two off-duty officers were driving in the area and stopped to confront a man outside an apartment building. At some point, the man hit one of the officers in the head with what was initially reported as a bat, prompting both officers to open fire, hitting the man in the stomach.
Both the injured officer and the suspect were taken to the hospital. The officer was treated and released; the suspect is expected to survive.