FBI Agent Shoots Man While Serving Search Warrant In LA

LOS ANGELES, CA — An FBI agent shot and critically wounded a man in Sun Valley Monday morning. The agent had gotten into an altercation with the man while serving a search warrant, according to the FBI.

The shooting happened at about 5:40 a.m. in the 10300 block of Horse Haven Street at the location where the warrant was being served, according to Officer Drake Madison of the Los Angeles Police Department's media relations office.

“While serving a search warrant this morning at a residence in Sun Valley, an FBI Agent discharged (his/her) weapon following an altercation with a subject,” according to a statement issued by the FBI. “One individual was wounded and has been taken to the hospital. No law enforcement officers were injured. The incident is under investigation."

The wounded man remains in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

City News Service contributed to this report.