Woodland Hills: Qurantined Officer Opens Fire At Suspect Breaking Into His Car

03.30.2020 | 1:28 AM | LOS ANGELES – An officer being self-quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 opened fire on a suspect breaking into his car, early Monday morning.

Authorities responded to reports of officer-involved shooting outside of a home in the 22500 block of Cass Avenue in the Woodland Hills area around 1:28 AM.

Units arriving on scene learned that an off-duty officer who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 was self-quarantining when he saw a suspect attempting to break into his personal vehicle.

The officer confronted the suspect and an officer-involved occurred when the suspect brandished a weapon.

Several shots were reportedly fired but none hit the suspect who fled the scene in a white car.

No physical contact between the off-duty officer and the suspect occurred and the officer was not injured.

Investigators on scene were provided personal protective equipment as they worked to investigate the officer-involved shooting.

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