Monetery Park Deadly Shootout

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Police kill suspect in Monterey Park gun battle

By Sam Allen, Los Angeles Times

A running gun battle Sunday in Monterey Park left a suspect dead and a police officer and two bystanders wounded. Authorities evacuated several dozen residents, and a SWAT team surrounded an apartment building where a second assailant was believed to be hiding, but a search turned up nothing, officials said.

Monterey Park Police Officer Gilbert Alvarez suffered a grazing wound to the head and was in stable condition at County-USC Medical Center, officials said.

The conditions of the bystanders were not immediately available. One was shot in the leg, officials said.

The gunfight occurred about 5 p.m. after officers responded to a report of a stabbing stemming from road rage at South Garfield and Newmark avenues, a busy commercial area, officials said. The stabbing victim, whose name was not released, was injured in his upper torso and was in stable condition in a hospital, they said.

The stabbing might have been the result of an earlier hit-and-run crash, according to officials.

The shooting erupted almost as soon as officers reached the scene. A resident, who asked that her name not be used, said she heard "a lot of shots" and officers ordering someone to "put the gun down." Bullets shattered the windows of numerous cars on Newmark, including police cruisers.

Monterey Park Police Capt. Eugene Harris said officers killed an unidentified suspect after he opened fire on them. "It was very chaotic," Harris said. "There were people everywhere."

He said he did not know if the bystanders struck by gunfire had been involved in the hit-and-run or stabbing.

A second suspect was seen running away after the shooting, officials said. More than 100 police officers and Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies flooded the streets, with helicopters hovering above.

For hours into the night, the SWAT team remained deployed around the apartment building on Newmark, across from a CVS pharmacy. Officials said they had believed the other suspect might still be holed up in the building.

In the darkness, officers also searched neighboring buildings and yards, to no avail. About 40 to 50 residents left voluntarily or were told to evacuate. The American Red Cross set up an evacuation center at a nearby church.


Monterey Park officer, 2 others injured in deadly shootout (Click for videos)

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- A police officer is wounded in a deadly shootout in Monterey Park that left two others injured.

The incident began around 5 p.m. Sunday when Monterey Park officers arrived at an apartment building at 111 East Newmark Avenue. They found a man who had been stabbed, possibly following a traffic conflict.

A witness saw two men jump out of their cars and get into an argument.

"All of a sudden I just heard one big shouting," said witness Betty Hau. "I said it must be a fight. Then all of a sudden I saw the bigger guy attack this young little guy."

Hau said the suspect went inside the apartment building. Authorities said when police arrived, he came out shooting.

"It turned into a running gun battle," said Capt. Eugene Harris from Monterey Park police. "With the suspect running away from the location and the officers following him. That is when the suspect was shot. Somewhere in that exchange the officer was shot."

"Then I heard a gunfire exchange, at least 10 to 20 bullets," said Hau. "I was across the street trying to run away from the other side."

A SWAT team and officers from several agencies went yard to yard searching for a second suspect seen running from the area.

"It's a very small methodical process," said Harris. "A lot of agencies, a lot of officers, K-9 assets are being used. So there's a lot that we are doing."

The apartment building will remain closed as the investigation continues. Authorities said they have recovered a gun believed to be used by the suspect who wounded the officer, and then was shot and killed at the scene.

The three victims were rushed to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center and are listed in stable condition.

It is especially amazing for that officer. Authorities said Officer Gilbert Alvarez just narrowly missed being shot in the head.

"He has a grazed gunshot wound to the upper portion of his head," said Harris. "And a large contusion on the back of his head that he suffered from the fall during the gun fight."

Investigators said the 45-year-old has his family by his side and is being kept for observation. The male victim who was stabbed in the initial incident is listed in stable condition. The innocent civilian who was caught in the crossfire and shot in the leg is also in stable condition.

Alvarez is a veteran officer with Monterey Park Police. He is expected to be released from the hospital Monday.


Suspect killed, policeman shot responding to hit-run crash

The search for a second suspect has been called off in Monterey Park, where officers responding to a hit-and-run crash came under fire, triggering a shootout that killed a suspect and left one officer and two civilians wounded, a sheriff's department spokesman said.

It was determined there was no second suspect, Deputy Benjamin Grubb of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said.

Monterey Park officers responded to a call of a hit and run crash and a stabbing victim at Garfield and Newmark avenues at about 4 p.m. Sunday, Grubb said.

The suspect fired on the officers, who returned fire, he said. One officer was struck and the suspect was fatally wounded.

The officer who was shot was taken to a local hospital and treated for a non-life-threatening injury, he said. Two bystanders were wounded, Grubb said, and it is not clear whether they were from the suspect's bullets or the deputies'. The stabbing victim also was at a local hospital.

A handgun was recovered at the scene, he said.

Sheriff's homicide detectives were assisting the Monterey Park Police Department with the investigation.

No names have been released, Grubb said.