VERNON (CNS) - A murder suspect was fatally shot at a Vernon truck yard Wednesday after fleeing from members of a multi-agency gang task force and trying to wrestle a weapon away from a female officer, authorities said.
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According to the South Gate Police Department, the shooting occurred at 7:12 a.m. in the 5600 block of District Boulevard in a truck yard. Video from the scene showed a body covered by a sheet.
The South Gate Police Chief Darren Arakawa said, officers from multiple agencies involved with the task force carried out searches of various locations Wednesday, primarily homeless encampments along the Los Angeles River bed. At one of the eight targeted locations, the suspect was spotted, and he fled into the Vernon truck yard, officials said.
The unidentified suspect was confronted by a South Gate police officer, who was attacked by the suspect, officials said. The suspect tried to take away the officer's gun, and eventually punched the female officer in the face, who responded by shooting the suspect, police said.
Authorities said a gun was recovered at the scene. Officers taking part in the search had been warned in advance that the suspect was believed to be armed and dangerous.
Arakawa said the suspect has an extensive criminal record and had been released from prison last year.
Details were not immediately available on the crimes for which he was being sought, but they involved an attempted murder and a murder, both in early March, officials said.
The state Department of Justice will investigate the shooting.
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