A man was shot and wounded by police in Bell Monday, prompting an investigation by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives.
The shooting occurred about 7:45 a.m. in the 4000 block of East Florence Avenue, according to the sheriff’s department.
The victim was taken to a hospital, but his condition was not immediately available.
Sheriff’s detectives were sent to the scene about 9:45 a.m. to assist the Bell Police Department in the shooting investigation.
There were no reports of injuries to officers and no details about what led up to the shooting were immediately available.