Man accused of ramming Long Beach police shot by cops in Montebello
Suspect allegedly injured in Long Beach Police shooting in Montebello
LONG BEACH, Calif. - A 33-year-old man suspected of shooting a woman was shot by police Tuesday after allegedly ramming a pair of Long Beach police vehicles while trying to elude detectives in Montebello and taken into custody.
Oscar Alejandro Ramires was charged with 10 counts, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest, among others.
According to the Long Beach Police Department, detectives were in the 700 block of Via Altamira, near Garfield Avenue, around noon Tuesday conducting surveillance and attempting to serve a search warrant concerning a shooting that occurred in Long Beach on Sept. 25, where Ramires allegedly shot a female victim in the 6000 block of Olive Avenue, near Atlantic Avenue.
Ramires then left the home and drove to a nearby gas station, where detectives attempted to make an arrest, police said. At that point, he allegedly got back in his vehicle "and intentionally struck two detective vehicles and two additional vehicles as he attempted to flee," prompting at least one officer to open fire, according to Long Beach police.
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"Officers were equipped with body-worn cameras. LBPD is in the process of reviewing the footage and will make the available to the public as soon possible," LBPD said.
Detectives briefly lost sight of Ramires but located him a short time later back in the 700 block of Via Altamira, where he was taken into custody, then taken to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound suffered in the earlier shooting, police said.
Ramires was in stable condition. Police said one officer suffered minor injuries when Ramires allegedly struck the detectives' vehicles. It was unclear if that officer was taken to a hospital.
Anyone with information regarding this case was urged to call LBPD Homicide Detectives Chasen Contreras or Don Collier at 562-570-7244. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.