2 cops wounded, suspect killed in Calif. cinema shootout

2 cops wounded, suspect killed in Calif. cinema shootout

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Story Published: Apr 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM PDT

Story Updated: Apr 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM PDT

By Associated Press

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Two police officers wounded in a shootout at a movie theater that killed a suspect are recovering, authorities said Saturday.

One officer was shot in the jaw, another in the shoulder, police Lt. Walt Krumbach said. Both were taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and are said to be stable. Neither of the injuries are believed to be life threatening.

The wounded officers' names have not been released.

The shooting broke out Friday night at the Pacific Beach Cities Stadium 16. Officers had gone in to escort a young man out and he opened fire. Police shot and killed the gunman outside the theaters.

Officers searched in and around the theater for companions of the gunman and took two men into custody at a nearby parking structure.

At first, police said the pair were being considered "persons of interest" in the case. But authorities later said the pair are not believed to have been involved in the shooting.

It wasn't immediately clear what triggered the shootout, which a witness told KNX radio started inside one of the theaters and continued outside.

Video taken from a news helicopter shows a man being wheeled out of the theater complex on a gurney.

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