LAPD officer shot, critically wounded; dragnet launched for gunman

This post has been corrected. Please see note at bottom for details.

A Los Angeles police officer was shot and critically wounded early Monday responding to a domestic-violence call in the San Fernando Valley, according to multiple law-enforcement sources familiar with the incident.

The officer, who was not immediately identified, was taken to Providence Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills after being shot at least twice by the suspect. The shooting occurred around 4 a.m. inside a residence in the 13600 block of Dronfield Avenue.

Sources said one of the gunshot wounds was to the officer's upper torso and that he was listed in critical condition. The suspect was reported still to be inside the residence as LAPD officers swarmed the neighborhood after the shooting.

The circumstances of the shooting were sketchy, but sources said it appeared that the officer responded to the home after a help call went out from the Fire Department. Authorities had responded to the residence earlier, and it was believed that the suspect already had left the location.

[Updated at 5 a.m.: Police had surrounded the home, but it was unclear whether the suspect was still inside.]

For the record, 5:59 a.m.: An earlier version of this post incorrectly referred to Dronfield Avenue as Dronefield.

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Comments

[ed]

Is a risk when an officer respond to a domestic call mostly when they break the civil rights, the suspect always thinks that he is been violated his rights and that is when he try to hit back, but this? shouldn happen.

[Mike]

How were the civil rights of the Suspect broken? An emergency call was made, the Suspect was acting aggressive enough for the Fire Department to call the Police. The Police had every bit of exigent circumstances to enter that dwelling. I highly doubt that the Suspect was thinking about his civil rights when he decided to shoot a police officer. Stop trying to blame the police and others. The responsibility lasts solely on the shooter. No one else is to blame for his actions.

[platinnum]

THAT IS WHY WE NEED TO APPRECIATE WHAT POLICE OFFICERS DO FOR US THEY PUT THIER OWN LIFES AT RISK FOR PEOPLE THEY DONT EVEN KNOW