Suspect with assault rifle shot by police in Diamond Bar

Suspect with assault rifle shot by police in Diamond Bar
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DIAMOND BAR (CNS) - A suspect possibly wearing body armor and firing an assault rifle was shot and wounded by sheriff's deputies today in Diamond Bar.

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According to the Los Angeles Sheriff''s Information Bureau, deputies responded to a location near the 2900 block of Crooked Creek Drive at 11:36 a.m. to a report of a man wearing body armor and shooting rounds with an assault rifle.

It was unclear exactly what unfolded when deputies arrived, but the suspect was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. There were no immediate reports of any injuries to deputies.

According to reports from the scene, the suspect may have been
involved in an earlier stabbing a few blocks away from the shooting location,
injuring a woman who also was taken to a hospital in unknown condition.

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