Los Angeles authorities fanned out throughout part of Eagle Rock early Sunday searching for a suspect whose gunfire struck a police SUV.
The shooting triggered the closure of both sides the 134 Freeway for numerous hours as authorities performed their investigation. About 8 a.m., westbound lanes had actually been reopened. Eastbound lanes were resumed about 10:45 a.m., a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol stated.
The event unfolded about 3:15 a.m., when police got reports of shots fired in the Eagle Vista location, LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez stated. 2 officers from LAPD’s Northeast Department went to examine in a marked, black-and-white SUV.
At some point later on, they heard gunshots and “felt a thud on the vehicle,” Ramirez stated. The officers left their vehicle, saw a bullet hole in the back door of their police cruiser, and required more officers, he stated.
Officer Norma Eisenman stated the officers were near the corner of Figueroa Street and Eagle Vista Drive when the round hit their SUV.
Neither of the officers were hurt or returned fire, Eisenman stated.
LAPD officials had no description of their suspect or details about where the gunfire came from. It was likewise unclear whether the shooter targeted cops or whether the SUV had actually been hit by stray gunfire– it was “really hard to say” so early in the investigation, Ramirez said.
About 10 a.m., the helicopter flew away as rifle-toting officers went back to the LAPD’s Northeast Department, indications that the search was pertaining to an end.
Ramirez stated the authorities would scour the scene for prospective proof, utilizing metal detectors to scan the ground for housings and looking for video cameras that might have recorded the shooting.
He asked anybody who might have seen or heard the shots to call cops.
