3 Los Angeles Police Officers Shot, Suspect Dead: Police

The Lincoln Park neighborhood is cordoned off as police look for a gunman who shot three police officers, in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 8, 2023. David Swanson/Reuters

Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition while the suspect “was pronounced deceased,” the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said.

During a search for the suspect, a parolee at large, officers discovered that he was unresponsive, LAPD said in a post on Twitter.

“LA Fire personnel responded and provided treatment, however the suspect was pronounced deceased at scene,” the department said. It did not say how the suspect died.

An LAPD helicopter circles the Lincoln Park neighborhood after it was cordoned off as police look for a gunman who shot three police officers, in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 8, 2023. David Swanson/Reuters

Live overhead images from CBS-affiliate KCAL-TV had earlier shown several police cars sealing off the area around a garage in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood.

Officers in full tactical gear were seen near the site where the suspected gunman was holed up.

“I’m relieved and grateful that these three brave officers are in stable condition, and are able to have a conversation with two of them, when I checked in on them,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a news conference on Wednesday.

The office of the mayor did not respond to a request from Reuters for comment.