A Los Angeles Police Department officer was shot in the lobby of the West Traffic Division, which shares a building at the LAPD's Wilshire Station, and the suspect was also wounded.
The desk officer who was shot seven times and is expected to make a full recovery. The suspect was shot four times and is in critical condition at a local area hospital undergoing surgery.
The shooting was the second at the station in 11 months.
Two detectives were shot and slightly wounded in a ambush outside the station on June 25.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2014
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| LAPD officers in front of West Traffic Division's door. |
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| LAPD officers in front of West Traffic Division's door. |
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| Venice Blvd. shut down. |
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| Venice Blvd. shut down. |
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| LAPD officer with binoculars atop the West Traffic Building. |
