Man dies after shootout with officers at intersection near East LA, police say

Man dies after shootout with officers at intersection near East LA, police say

by City News Service

A man died Monday after an exchange of gunfire with police officers in the El Sereno area of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

It happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Lombardy Boulevard and Alhambra Avenue, Officer Drake Madison of LAPD’s Media Relations Section said.

The officers from the Hollenbeck Station were stopped at the intersection when the male with a handgun fired on them, Madison said.

The suspect ran westbound through an alley, exiting at Belleglade Avenue where there was an exchange of gunfire and more shots were fired as he continued eastbound on Alhambra Avenue, Madison said.

Paramedics took the wounded suspect to a hospital where he died, the officer said.

No officers were injured in the shootout and a handgun was recovered at the scene, he said.

A bullet hole was found in a police car, Madison said.

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