AZUSA >> Police shot and wounded a man late Friday who they said pointed a weapon at officers responding to a report of domestic violence.
The officer-involved shooting took place about 8:15 p.m. at a home in the 700 block of South Citrus Avenue, between Arrow Highway and Gladstone Street, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.
Azusa police officers went to the home after receiving a call reporting domestic violence, Deputy Amber Smith of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Headquarter’s Bureau said in a written statement issued late Saturday.
“When they arrived, the suspect opened the door and pointed a handgun at them and an officer-involved shooting occurred,” she said. “The suspect was struck once in the upper torso. He was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive.”
Authorities withheld the identity of the wounded suspect Sunday, and no further details were released.
An officer was heard exclaiming, “He’s got a gun,” over police radio just prior to the shooting.
Radio traffic also indicated that the suspect remained confrontational and combative, even after handcuffed.
“A handgun was recovered at the scene,” smith said. “Neither the officers or the second person at the residence were injured.”
Detectives from the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau are assisting Azusa police in the investigation.