S/O Critically Injured During Shoot-Out
MARCH 9 2015
LOS ANGELES CA
A security officer at a Hyde Park marijuana dispensary was involved in a gun battle with three robbery suspects Sunday and was critically injured.
Multiple gunshots were fired at about 7:20 p.m. at the dispensary at 54th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard according to police.
The armed men entered the business and engaged the security guard in a shootout that left him with three bullet wounds. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The three suspects fled the scene and remained at large. No description was immediately available.
Los Angeles police said the shooting may be gang related. They did not report what if anything was taken.
Police said that they are not sure that the business was properly licensed.
An investigation was ongoing.
Report from Private Officer International