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Fullerton police search for two men after officer-involved shooting

By Corina Knoll
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Authorities are searching for two male suspects who shot a Fullerton police officer multiple times early Sunday during a traffic stop, authorities said.

The suspects were pulled over in a dark-colored, four-door Pontiac about 12:13 a.m. near the cross streets of Woods and Knepp avenues, Fullerton Police Lt. Michael Chlebowski said.

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As the male officer approached the vehicle, the driver fired a handgun, striking the officer multiple times, Chlebowski said.

The officer, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, managed to return fire but it was not known if he struck either of the two occupants. He was transported to a local hospital and was in stable condition. He has been with the department for seven years.

After issuing a “blue alert,” authorities located the suspects’ car in Riverside.

Anyone with information is asked to call Fullerton police at (714) 738-6800.

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-- Corina Knoll

Map shows location of an officer-involved shooting in Fullerton. Source: Google Maps

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Corina Knoll

Corina Knoll is a former reporter for the Metro section of the Los Angeles Times. She was on the team that investigated corruption in Bell — which led to the paper’s 2011 Pulitzer Prize for public service — and went on to cover the trials of the city’s former officials. She later contributed to the paper’s coverage of the San Bernardino terror attack that won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. As a regional reporter, she wrote features about the San Gabriel Valley and the Westside. During her courts beat, she covered high-profile criminal cases and civil disputes, including the Jackson family vs AEG and Bryan Stow vs LA Dodgers. She and two colleagues investigated sheriff’s deputies whose histories of misconduct landed them on the department’s top-secret Brady list. She left The Times in January 2019. Raised in the Midwest, she is a graduate of Macalester College.

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