Three Los Angeles police officers were wounded in a shooting in the suburb of Lincoln Heights.
CBS News station reported that all the injured police officers were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment. Their condition is currently unknown.
The local police were unable to arrest the perpetrator, who is still holed up in the parking garage of a home on Mission Avenue.
The station added that the area witnessed a heavy police presence. It is not yet clear what motivated the policemen to be shot.
The United States of America (USA) is witnessing a continuous increase in shooting incidents in various states, which caused the death of dozens and the injury of hundreds of citizens.
On the other hand, the American administration was unable to pass any laws in Congress to regulate the possession of firearms and eliminate the chaos that controls the arms market.
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