LAPD Officer Wounded In Supermarket Shootout

GRANADA HILLS, CA — A Los Angeles police officer was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect at a Ralph's supermarket in Granada Hills Sunday night. The officer is expected to survive, and the alleged gunman was ultimately taken into custody.

The gunfight broke out at about 6:30 p.m. at the Ralph's at Balboa Boulevard and Devonshire Street, according to the LAPD and media reports from the scene. Officers had been called to respond to the Ralphs after a man was reported to be causing a disturbance inside. Officers entered and confronted him, resulting in an officer-involved shooting. The suspect then fled the store and hid in a nearby store before surrendering to police about 45 minutes later.

The alleged gunman, who was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation despite not being hit by gunfire. The details of that arrest were not immediately made clear.

One officer was wounded and transported to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening wounds, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said.

The suspect's name was not immediately released.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.