LAPD officers shoot man allegedly armed with gun in Watts

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WATTS (CNS) - A man allegedly armed with a gun was shot and wounded by Los Angeles police Friday in an alley in Watts.

Officers went to East 103rd Street and Lou Dillon Avenue about 6:40 a.m. on a report that a man was waving a gun in the alley, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

When arriving officers saw the man, he allegedly "produced a firearm" and police opened fire, wounding him, the LAPD reported.

The wounded man was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition, the LAPD reported. No officers were injured.

A handgun was recovered at the scene, police said. The circumstances of the shooting were under investigation.

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