ALHAMBRA (CNS) - A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized Thursday after being shot and wounded by Alhambra police.
Alhambra Police Department officers responded to the 600 block of South Fremont Avenue shortly after 5:35 a.m. Thursday to a report regarding a juvenile suspect with a firearm during an alleged robbery, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The teen was seen walking westbound on Commonwealth Avenue, away from the business.
The LASD says the teen ran toward the backyard of an unoccupied residence in the 600 block of Meridian Ave. Officers approached the resident, where the suspect allegedly pulled out a firearm, the department says. An officer then shot the boy in the lower body. He was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Sheriff's officials say investigators located and recovered the firearm at the scene. No officers were injured during the shooting.
Commonwealth Avenue was closed between La Paloma and Orange Grove avenues while an investigation was conducted.
Also, Emery Park Elementary School, in the 2800 block of West Commonwealth Avenue, was closed for the day due to the investigation, according to the Alhambra Unified School District.
The shooting "did NOT occur on campus, but ... students & families cannot safely access the school," according to a statement by the school district, which said the school will reopen on Friday.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
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