Officer hospitalized for laceration, police search for suspect in Central Los Angeles
One officer has been hospitalized for a laceration after assisting in a law enforcement response in Central Los Angeles on Saturday night, LAPD reports. Police say officers first responded to reports of a man with a gun near 11th Street and Union Avenue around 5:43 p.m. During the response, an officer was injured with a laceration that was reportedly about 7 inches long to the head. LAPD has not confirmed the specificities of the laceration, and says it is unclear how exactly the officer was cut. The officer self-transported to a nearby hospital. No further status update has been provided on their condition. The department said officers set up a large perimeter around the area in Pico-Union as they continued to search for the suspect. Police identify robbery suspect accused of shooting 2 officers in South Los Angeles “The situation is fluid and ongoing,” LAPD told KTLA. Details remain limited. No description of the suspect or their possible whereabouts was disclosed. No other injuries were reported in this incident.