LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected of being involved in a shooting at a Southern California park was shot and wounded when he pointed a gun at an officer and fired, police said.
The incident began Monday afternoon in Long Beach with a report of people shooting at each other in Martin Luther King Park, a Police Department statement said.
Responding officers were advised that one suspect left the park on a bicycle.
Officers didn’t find anyone involved in the shooting at the park and began searching the area.
An officer gave chase to a bicycle rider who did not comply with commands and fled on foot, police said.
“During the foot chase the suspect pointed a gun at the officer and fired multiple times, the officer returned fire, striking the suspect in the upper torso,” the statement said.
The 21-year-old suspect was taken to a hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition.
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