LOS ANGELES—A suspect on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire June 4 with two security guards, which left one of them with a gunshot wound to the leg, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at about 7 a.m. in the area of Washington Boulevard and Los Angeles Street, where a second suspect—described only as a female—was taken into custody, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Paramedics sent to the scene at 7:03 a.m. rushed at least one person to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Police said that person, a security guard, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, and the gunman died at the scene.
No further information was immediately available.
