By Ricardo Roura
Dec 10, 2023, 9:59 PM EST
A man allegedly involved in a road rage incident left him seriously injured after being shot in the Hacienda Heights area by the Huntington Park Police.
The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 9 after Huntington Park police officers responded to a call of an alleged road rage incident, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD).
Officers found the suspect near the police station, but a chase by the authorities began when the individual did not stop driving.
“When officers responded to the call, the disruptive party, who was allegedly involved in the road rage incident, was located by officers adjacent to the Huntington Park Police Station“said the LASD.
“Officers attempted to stop the suspect vehicle and subsequently initiated a chase,” authorities added.
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The suspect’s vehicle was pursued through several streets until it reached a highway, in Hacienda Heights.
Authorities believed the suspect was under the influence of alcohol.
According to the LASD, which is collaborating in the investigations, at the end of the chase on Garo Street, in Hacienda Heights, where the suspect He tried to crash his vehicle into several police patrol carsso the officers opened fire.
The shooting occurred in the 15400 block of Garo Street.
“At the end of the chase, the suspect used his vehicle to ram several Huntington Park police vehicles, resulting in an officer-involved shooting,” the LASD reported in its statement.
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The man, identified as a 51-year-old man, He was injured by a gunshot wound to the upper part of the body..
The victim was transferred to a hospital in critical conditionbut was reported stable.
In the incident, Huntington Park police officer suffered minor injuryauthorities said.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported that investigations remain ongoing, that are in the early stagesand at the moment there is no additional information about this incident.
Anyone with information that could assist in the investigation is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
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