Compton Standoff Ends After SWAT Officers Wound Suspect Who Shot At Sherifff's Deputies
COMPTON (CBSLA) — A SWAT team responded to a Compton neighborhood after an unknown suspect fired on LA County Sheriff's deputies, officials said.
The suspect was hit by returned gunfire. He was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.
Deputies reportedly came under fire about 2:40 p.m. near Aranbe Avenue and Lucien Street.
The public was asked to avoid the area.
"The scene is active and a containment of the immediate surrounding area has been initiated," Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez said about 3:40 p.m.
About an hour later, the suspect was spotted outside a home he was allegedly holed up in. The suspect was reportedly holding an assault rifle.
He placed it on the side of a wall outside the residence When he appeared to go back to retrieve it, officers shot him.
Late Thursday, officials described the suspect as a 20-year-old Latino. They said he was taken to the hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
The assault weapon was recovered at the scene.
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