A police officer was “ambushed” Wednesday after approaching a suspect believed to be wished in a separate capturing in Santa Monica, California, authorities mentioned.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon close to Santa Monica Place, an outside shopping center in Los Angeles County, police mentioned.
An officer acknowledged the alleged shooter from a wished bulletin for a capturing incident that occurred earlier this week that injured two youngsters, the Santa Monica Police Division mentioned.
“After figuring out himself as a police officer, a brief foot pursuit ensued, the place the officer was ambushed,” Santa Monica Police Chief Ramon Batista mentioned at a press briefing Wednesday night. “The suspect fired a number of rounds on the officer and fled the world on foot.”
Regulation enforcement officers reply to a capturing in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 25, 2025.
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Amid a manhunt, police launched a photograph of the suspect whereas asking anybody who acknowledges or sees him to instantly name 911.
Police acquired a tip from somebody who reported an individual matching the suspect’s description, Batista mentioned. Following a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was arrested within the space roughly three hours after the capturing incident, the chief mentioned.
Officers recovered the handgun believed to have been used within the capturing close to the suspect, in keeping with Batista.
The officer sustained a severe however non-life-threatening damage within the capturing, Batista mentioned. Fellow officers “shortly rendered support” and transported him to an area hospital, the place he’s in secure situation, in keeping with the chief.
“He’s in good spirits, and I really feel hopeful that he’ll get better,” Batista mentioned.
The Santa Monica Police Division launched a photograph of a suspect sought in a capturing close to Santa Monica Place on June 25, 2025.
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Police haven’t launched the title of the suspect.
He’s believed to be related to the capturing of two teenagers in a Waymo autonomous taxi in Santa Monica on Sunday, police mentioned.
“We’re virtually 100% correct in believing that it is the identical particular person,” Batista mentioned.
The kids suffered non-life-threatening accidents within the capturing, which occurred following an argument, police mentioned.
Regulation enforcement officers reply to a capturing in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 25, 2025.
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Wednesday’s capturing drew a big police response close to Santa Monica Place, which is situated in downtown Santa Monica close to the third Road Promenade.
“We’re lucky that inside a brief period of time, we had been capable of apprehend the person and he’s not on the road,” Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete mentioned on the briefing.
