[Breaking news update, published at 5:56 p.m. ET]
Police on Saturday afternoon arrested a man suspected of killing one police officer and wounding another in Pomona, California, authorities said.
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A gunman who authorities said fired through an apartment door, killing one officer and wounding another, remained barricaded Saturday afternoon in Pomona, California.
The incident began Friday night after the suspect evaded police in a pickup, crashed and fled.
“The suspect ran into an apartment complex and the officers gave chase,” Capt. Christopher Bergner of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said at a news conference. “As he barricaded himself in a bedroom, officers attempted to contact him. He then began firing through the door, striking the two officers.”
Pomona police think the suspect — who by Saturday afternoon had been in the apartment for more than 16 hours — might be watching news reports.
“I am at the command post, as soon as this barricade situation comes to an end, I will talk briefly to the media about our fallen officer. I am not going to talk about my officer while the suspect may be watching tv,” Pomona police Chief Michael Olivieri tweeted.
Police said they still don’t know who the suspect is, but are communicating with him.
News footage from CNN affiliate KABC shows a heavy police presence, including a SWAT team. At least five gunshots can be heard. Video from the scene also shows officers apparently attempting to revive a wounded comrade using CPR.
Both officers were transported to a nearby hospital. Olivieri later tweeted that a police escort was to take the officer’s body from the hospital to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
“The other officer is in serious condition and is undergoing surgery. We expect him to be fine,” Bergner said.
There have been no other injuries or deaths since the two police officers were struck by the suspect’s gunfire just after 9 Friday night, Deputy Trina Schrader of the sheriff’s department told CNN.
So far this year, 17 law enforcement officers across the United States have died after they were shot, including an officer killed Tuesday in Missouri. Officer Christopher Ryan Morton, 30, was killed after being dispatched to the wrong house, a Missouri Highway Patrol official said.