KTLA News (November 9, 2009)
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HAWTHORNE -- An apparent carjacking ended with an officer-involved
shooting today in Hawthorne, and authorities surrounded a business where a
suspect was believed to be hiding.
The shooting occurred near a discount store at 135th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Hawthorne Police Department.
Paramedics sent to the location shortly after noon transported one patient in unknown condition to a hospital, the county fire department reported.
KTLA reported that three suspects were involved in the carjacking, and one of them may have been injured in the gunfire.
Police cordoned off a large area and closed streets surrounding the store, with at least one suspect believed to be inside.
A SWAT team was also brought to the scene. It was unclear how many other people might still be inside the store.
Details of the carjacking were not immediately available.
The shooting occurred near a discount store at 135th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Hawthorne Police Department.
Paramedics sent to the location shortly after noon transported one patient in unknown condition to a hospital, the county fire department reported.
KTLA reported that three suspects were involved in the carjacking, and one of them may have been injured in the gunfire.
Police cordoned off a large area and closed streets surrounding the store, with at least one suspect believed to be inside.
A SWAT team was also brought to the scene. It was unclear how many other people might still be inside the store.
Details of the carjacking were not immediately available.
