A man accused of firing at deputies in Compton was shot and wounded after a SWAT team responded Thursday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
A man was shot after a sheriff’s SWAT team surrounded a home in Compton on Nov. 2, 2017. (Credit: KTLA)
The SWAT team was dispatched to the area of Aranbe Avenue and Lucien Street about 2:40 p.m. after Compton Sheriff’s Station deputy personnel came under fire, a news release from the Sheriff’s Department stated.
Several roads were subsequently blocked off as authorities contained the area and sought to “bring about a safe resolution,” the release said.
The SWAT team surrounded a single-story home where the man, believed to be the suspect, appeared to be trying to avoid them.
He was standing next to the residence when he was shot shortly before 4:30 p.m., Sky5 aerial video showed. He immediately slumped to the ground as a small dog scurried by him.
Multiple law enforcement personnel swarmed the outside of the home and provided him with medical assistance before paramedics arrived and placed him onto a stretcher, the footage showed. He was taken to an awaiting ambulance for transport.
A short time after, the Sheriff’s Department tweeted that the “threat” had been “neutralized.”
At one point, the man was carrying what appeared to be some type of firearm; it was not immediately clear, based on the aerial footage, whether he was holding it at the time he was shot.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
from KTLA http://ift.tt/2hA8tJP
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