LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles police officer was struck by a crossbow arrow Sunday night during an altercation with a man in North Hollywood, authorities said.
At least one officer then fired his or her gun, Officer Jeff Lee said Monday. No one was struck.
The officers used a “chemical agent” - Lee did not know if it was pepper spray or tear gas - to arrest the man, whose identity was not immediately released.
The LAPD’s SWAT team was evacuating an apartment building in North Hollywood on a report of a barricaded suspect around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Lee said. The man also exited the building and fired the crossbow.
Lee said the officer was treated and released from a hospital.
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