Two Los Angeles police officers shot and wounded a man in Hollywood early Sunday, said police, who closed part of Hollywood Boulevard for their investigation.
The shooting occurred just after 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department representatives. Officers saw a man point a gun at a group of men when the officer-involved shooting occurred, according to detective Meghan Aguilar.
The man with the gun was struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital, Aguilar said. The group fled and police were searching for them.
Police later identified the man with a gun as Tegan James Stephans, 33, of Las Vegas. He was in stable condition Sunday at around noon and has been booked on a charge of exhibiting a firearm in the presence of a police officer, according to an LAPD news release.
The officers patrolling the area on foot came upon the scene after hearing an argument in a parking lot, Aguilar said. They saw Stephens allegedly pull a firearm from the back of a white SUV in the parking lot and following three men he had been arguing with. Police initially said it was a group of four to six men.
A firearm was located at the scene, Aguilar said.
No officers were hurt in the shooting.
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Resident Tom Slater said he saw multiple patrol cars responding to the scene.
"A lot of gunshots and the cops pulling up with... about four or five cop cars with their sirens going," he said.
Hollywood Boulevard was closed between North Cherokee Avenue and Whitley Avenue for hours after the shooting as police investigated, officers said.
