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WATTS - LAPD, with assistance from LA County Sheriff have a large perimeter set up around the Nickerson Gardens Housing Project in Watts after an LAPD officer and a suspect were shot. **LAPD units en route to the scene to assist, reported that the involved officers made contact with two known gang members, one of whom was said to have shouted "shoot him, shoot him", referring to the officer at which point the gang member opened fire and the officer returned fire, striking and killing the suspect at the scene.** The officer was treated and transported with non life threatening wounds to Long Beach Memorial Hospital Large crowds have been hampering officers with rocks and bottles being thrown at them.There is one outstanding suspect possibly barricaded in a house and SWAT officers are at the scene involved in the search.
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