Hawthorne Police Officer Injured in Shooting at Storage Facility

HAWTHORNE, CA -- A Hawthorne police officer was wounded Saturday in an officer-involved shooting at a storage facility, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 4:43 p.m. at 4880 West Rosecrans Ave., said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims.

"HPD officer shot and taken to local hospital. Suspect also hit," Hawthorne police posted on Twitter.

Video from broadcast news sources showed paramedics wheeling the alert officer on a gurney to an awaiting ambulance with what appeared to be a leg wound.

The officer had stable vital signs while awaiting surgery at the hospital, police said. His wounds were not believed to be life-threatening.

There was no mention of the suspect's condition.

Public Storage has a facility at that address, according to an internet search.

Sheriff's homicide detectives were assisting in the investigation, said Deputy Lisa Jansen of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

Police shut down Rosecrans Avenue between Oceangate and Inglewood avenues, according to a SigAlert reported by the California Highway Patrol.

It was reopened at 11:30 p.m.

-- City News Service, photo credit: Renee Schiavone