LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Long Beach police have shot and critically wounded a suspect in a September killing.
The shooting occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. Friday in neighboring Wilmington.
Sgt. Brad Johnson says detectives were trying to arrest a man considered armed and dangerous. He was suspected of shooting a 21-year-year-old man near the Long Beach port on Sept. 5.
City News Service says the shooting occurred after the man’s car collided with a police car. TV reports showed bullet holes in the crashed car.
Johnson says a gun was found at the scene but it’s unclear whether the suspect fired it.
No police officers were hurt.
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