Suspect Shot by Deputies in Willowbrook
A man is in the hospital Thursday after being shot in the leg by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies in the unincorporated area of Willowbrook.
Deputies responded at 11:33 p.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Imperial Highway and Compton Avenue after receiving a call regarding a woman reportedly being threatened by a man with a gun, ABC reports.
Deputies confronted the suspect, who brandished a gun and was then struck by gunfire from deputies. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.