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2 officers injured, 1 person in custody in South LA robbery shooting

Officers were responding to a robbery call at the time of the shooting.

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Two officers were injured in a shooting after robbery call in South LA. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Saturday Nov. 2, 2024.

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were hospitalized after they were injured in a shooting during a robbery late Friday night in a South Los Angeles neighborhood.

Officers were responding to a robbery call around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Central Avenue and 92nd Street in Green Meadows. A shootout was reported between the officers and two people sought in the robbery.

One person was taken into custody after he was found hiding in a parked car. A second person was sought early Saturday.

The officers' injuries are not considered life-threatening and their conditions were stable early Saturday.

Police evacuated a nearby laundromat in a strip mall. Video showed customers running in several directions, some carrying their clothes.

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