A man who police said was a stalking suspect was shot by a Placentia Police Department officer Tuesday at a shopping center in Fullerton.
The officers received a call at approximately 5:52 p.m. regarding a stalking suspect and located him in the 3300 block of Yorba Linda Boulevard west of Bradford Avenue in Fullerton. When they tried to detain him, officers opened fire and shot him, according to a statement from the police department.
The suspect was taken to a trauma center and is expected to survive, police said. No officers were injured during the shooting.