Man Suspected In LAPD Shootout Arrested In Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — A second suspect was arrested Wednesday after a weekend shooting in which Los Angeles police officers came under fire.
James Brooks, 19, was taken into custody in Las Vegas on Wednesday after a joint investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department and FBI.
LAPD officers drove into the line of fire Sunday in a tough area of Los Angeles where gang members were shooting at rivals in another car, prosecutors said.
Authorities were initially concerned the two officers had been ambushed just days after two New York City officers were killed. However, an investigation determined that the patrol car arrived at the scene as two gang members were shooting at a car as it drove away, prosecutors said.
No one was injured after one of the unidentified officers returned fire. Christopher Taylor, 18, was arrested at the scene.
The district attorney's office said in a statement that Taylor, a reputed gang member, was charged with two counts each of assault on a peace officer with a semi-automatic firearm and shooting into an occupied vehicle, and one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
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