Incident

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    7-31-2023 California Whittier 1-1

    Location

    July 31, 2023

    7300 block of Pickering Ave
    Whittier, California

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Participant Characteristics:
      • Law Enforcement
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Edgar Gonzalez
    • Age: 25
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Injured, Arrested

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Wounded/Injured
    • Officer Involved Incident
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
    • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot

    Notes

    Officers pulled over murder suspect Edgar Gonzalez, he refused to exit the vehicle then started running away. Shots fired during chase. Officer shot in lower body, suspect shot in the hand. Suspect had a semi-automatic handgun.

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Handgun

    District

    Congressional District: 38
    State Senate District: 30
    State House District: 56