A security guard stands outside a Target store after two security guards were shot and wounded area after they confronted a man suspected of shoplifting in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two security guards at a downtown Los Angeles shopping plaza were wounded in a gunfight with a man as they tried to stop him from making off with more than $1,000 of stolen merchandise, police said Tuesday.
The guards confronted the man as he left a Target store at the FIGat7th outdoor shopping mall Monday night. The suspect fired at least five rounds and one of the guards fired as well, Los Angeles Police Capt. Raul Jovel said in a news conference. The man fled, sparking a hunt that ended hours later with police saying a suspect was arrested…