A Los Angeles Police Department officer was hospitalized after a shooting in Exposition Park on Saturday afternoon. Officers assigned to the department's gang enforcement detail were in the area near Martin Luther King Jr. Park, located at Western Avenue and W. 39th Place, at around 3:45 p.m., according to LAPD officials. When they tried to approach the suspect, whom they wanted to question, he began to run away, officers said. They began to chase him on foot, at which point the suspect opened fire.
Main Idea: An LAPD officer was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot during a foot chase in Exposition Park.
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A police shooting can shake community trust and make people feel less safe near public spaces in Los Angeles. It can also raise taxpayer costs for care, investigations, and court cases.
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