Los Angeles police officer shot in Exposition Park; suspect taken into custody, LAPD says

EXPOSITION PARK, LOS ANGELES () — An investigation is underway after a Los Angeles police officer was shot in Exposition Park on Saturday.

The shooting happened in the area of 39th Place and Western Avenue just before 4 p.m.

The officer was taken to an area hospital in stable condition, according to a social media post from LAPD.

LAPD said the suspect accused of shooting the officer is in custody. The suspect was not injured.

The department said it does not appear any officers returned fire, though the investigation is ongoing.

Further details about the circumstances that led up to the shooting were not immediately known.

Several blocks of Western Avenue were blocked off with crime scene tape

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