Officers were dispatched to the scene after a reported assault with a deadly weapon.
An armed suspect was in stable but serious condition Tuesday morning after being shot by police hours earlier.
The shooting occurred at around 7:25 p.m. on Monday in Leimert Park, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Bronson Avenue. Los Angeles Police Department officers were initially called to the scene after reports of an assault with a deadly weapon in the area. It was unclear what prompted the officers to open fire on the suspect, somewhere between 30 and 40-years-old. An investigation was launched to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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