LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A man armed with a ghost gun was shot by plainclothes police in Boyle Heights Friday. The shooting was reported around 1:20 p.m. in the area of North Evergreen and Wabash avenues after officers spotted a suspect "armed with a handgun" as he exited a business in the area, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The man was shot by at least one officer as he attempted to run from the area on foot after police tired to detain him, LAPD said in a statement.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene and took the man to a hospital in stable condition, according to authorities. No officers were injured in the shooting.
Investigators recovered a ghost gun and 30-round magazine at the scene.
The public was advised to avoid the area of North Evergreen and Wabash
avenues as authorities continued to investigate the shooting.
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