Jonathan Magana has been identified as the suspect in the shooting of three Los Angeles Police Department officers on North Broadway, Mission Road Wednesday night. He was shot dead following a confrontation at Lincoln Heights, officials said.
The Hollenbeck station officers were called to the 3800 block of Broadway at around 3:50 PM on Wednesday to search for a parolee at large, LAPD Assistant Chief Al Labrada said. They found the suspect who refused to comply with commands. A K-9 unit was requested from the Metropolitan Division.
“Officers used gas on the suspect,” Labrada said, adding that: “At one point during the search, the suspect exited and fired at the officers, wounding three … who are now listed in stable condition here just behind me.”
They were taken to the hospital by ambulances and all three and expected to survive.
As per the LAPD, Magana was born on September 21,1990. He is 33 years old.