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Panorama City Man In Critical Condition After Officer Involved Shooting: Police

Breaking: Police responded Saturday to a "man with a gun" call.

PANORAMA CITY, CA — A man was critically wounded by police in an officer-involved shooting Saturday in Panorama City. Officers were dispatched to Burnet Avenue and Rayen Street at 6:16 a.m. in response to a "man with a gun" call, according to Officer Sal Ramirez of the LAPD's Media Relations Section.

"The suspect was struck by officers and the suspect was sent to the hospital in critical condition," Ramirez said. A knife and a possible handgun were recovered at the scene, police said. No officers were injured.

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