Police officer hospitalized after shooting in Azusa, suspect killed

Suspect dead, officer injured in shooting in Azusa

A police officer is being taken to the hospital after a shooting in Azusa. One of the suspects involved in the violent scene was reportedly shot and killed.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A suspect is dead and another is in custody after a shooting in Azusa left a police officer hurt.

SkyFOX was over the scene in Azusa Wednesday evening. According to a source, the incident left one suspect killed from a shooting, the second suspect taken into custody and an officer with the Azusa Police Department taken to the hospital after being shot.

The Azusa PD officer is expected to recover from their injuries. Officials did not say who opened fire first or what prompted the shooting to take place in the first place.

Officials also did not specify if the injured officer and the now-deceased suspect shot each other.

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