LOS ANGELES () — A suspect was found and apprehended hours after a shootout in South Los Angeles left two police officers injured, authorities said.
The suspect was taken into custody at about 1 a.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
LAPD officers responded to a report of an armed robbery near the intersection of East 92nd Street and South Central Avenue at 9 p.m. Friday, officials said.
As the officers arrived at the scene, the suspect opened fire, striking both officers, the LAPD said.
Police evacuated a nearby laundromat in a strip mall and video showed customers running in several directions, some carrying their clothes.
The armed suspect fled into a nearby neighborhood and hid from officers.
Police established a perimeter, called a SWAT team and soon afterward officers found the suspect with a leg injury, hiding inside a vehicle blocks from the scene. It was not known how the suspect was injured.
The officers were recovering Saturday after being taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Police said another person — possibly a victim in the robbery — suffered an injury to the forehead.
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