Suspect pulls gun on officers

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Culver City News

Culver City police, responding to call about a man armed with a shotgun, shot a suspect who crashed a car into a nearby house on Jan. 17.

Officers were called at approximately 2 p.m. to a 7-Eleven store at Washington Boulevard and Huron Avenue that there was a man who was walking near the store with a shotgun. The suspect allegedly pointed the shotgun at the officers, who shot him three times in the upper body.

Other news outlets reported that prior to the shooting, the suspect crashed a car- later found to be stolen- into a wall in the 4000 block of Elenda Street and got out of the car with the shotgun.

Los Angeles County Homicide Lt. David Dolson said the suspect was taken to a local hospital and was in stable condition.