CAR-THEFT SUSPECT SHOT IN GUNBATTLE WITH POLICE.Byline: RICK COCA coca (kō`kə), common name for shrubs of the genus Erythroxylum, particularly E. coca, of the family Erythroxylaceae, and found abundantly in upland regions and on mountain slopes of South America, as well as in Australia, India, Staff Writer VAN NUYS -- A car-theft suspect was wounded in a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. with police after a three-minute chase, officials said Thursday. The incident began at 9:27 a.m., when police tried to pull over the unidentified man, who was driving a 1988 Oldsmobile that police say was stolen. Following a brief chase, the man stopped in the 14900 block of Friar friar [Lat. frater=brother], member of certain Roman Catholic religious orders, notably, the Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, and Augustinians. Although a general form of address in the New Testament, since the 13th cent. Street, shadowed by three Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . vehicles.
``The suspect exited his vehicle and immediately fired upon the officers with a small-caliber handgun,'' Deputy Chief Michel Michel named after Gaston Michel, a French surgeon (1875-1937). Michel clip metal skin sutures in various sizes from 8 to 16 mm long. Each clip is a 2 mm wide band of metal with a downturned sharp prong at each end. Moore Moore, city (1990 pop. 40,761), Cleveland co., central Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City; inc. 1887. Its manufactures include lightning- and surge-protection equipment, packaging for foods, and auto parts. said at a news conference. ``The officers returned fire, striking the suspect.'' One of the man's bullets hit the door of a patrol car being used by an officer as a shield. The door panel may have saved the officer's life, Moore said. The wounded gunman was transported to a local hospital with a bullet wound to the back, officials said. He is expected to recover. Moore said Thursday's ``brazen'' incident was the seventh officer-involved shooting this year, compared with just two during the same period in 2006. ``This is an outgrowth, we believe, of violence we're seeing throughout the city, the increase of gang activity, the increase that we've seen in the latter part of 2006 and going into 2007,'' Moore said. ``It tells us as we're focusing on gang violence, as we're redirecting our resources toward gang members and the violence that's occurring in the street, that we're doing so appropriately.'' rick.coca(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3329 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Police investigate the shooting of an auto-theft suspect who led officers on a three-minute chase in Van Nuys on Thursday. It was the seventh officer- involved shooting this year. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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