The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident as a double homicide.
BALDWIN PARK, Calif. — Authorities reported that a police officer was killed and another was injured following a shooting in a city east of Los Angeles on Saturday evening. Another individual was discovered deceased.
A male suspect was wounded but is now in custody, as confirmed by Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. He stated that the department is heading an investigation into a double homicide in Baldwin Park.
Luna and Baldwin Park Police Chief Robert López held a news conference shortly after the shooting.
“It’s extremely tragic to have to deal with this,” López said.
The injured officer is in good condition and with his family, he added.
Police in Baldwin Park responded to a call at around 7 p.m. of someone shooting rounds with a rifle.
When the officers arrived, they were “met by gunfire,” Luna said. At least one officer fired shots after police came under fire.
It is unclear how many shots were fired, but the sheriff said that he believed the weapon used in the shooting has been recovered.
The victims’ names have not been publicized as of Sunday morning. López mentioned that the officer who died was an “amazing man” who enjoyed snowboarding and traveled to different locations across the United States to watch Dodger games.
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