Los Angeles police are investigating three officer-involved shootings in the last three days during which suspects were wounded or nearly wounded.
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The first incident took place Sunday shortly before 11 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Jefferson Boulevard in West Adams after officers responded to a domestic dispute report and were allegedly confronted by a man with a knife, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Gunfire ensued, police said, and the suspect was grazed in the head by a bullet.
The second incident occurred Tuesday in the 300 block of East 107th Street in Watts shortly after 8 p.m. as officers were serving a search warrant. They said they encountered a man who brandished a handgun and tried to load it.
At least one officer opened fire, hitting the man in the leg. He was taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, police said.
On Wednesday evening, narcotics officers serving a search warrant in the 5700 block of Stansbury Avenue in Van Nuys were confronted by a man wielding a shotgun. At least one officer fired a weapon after the man allegedly failed to comply with commands, police said. The man was not hit in the incident, which occurred about 5:25 p.m., according to police.
No additional details were available Wednesday night.
— Andrew Blankstein and Robert J. Lopez