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SEAL BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — A suspect was shot and wounded Wednesday morning as La Habra police and Homeland Security Investigations officials were serving a narcotics-related search warrant at a Seal Beach home, authorities said.
The incident unfolded at a two-story house in the 3500 block of Columbine Street, just north of the 405 Freeway. Shortly after 7 a.m., the Seal Beach Police Department published a post on social media that advised the public to avoid the area.
Eyewitness News learned an officer from the La Habra Police Department was involved in the confrontation.
A Seal Beach police spokesperson confirmed that an “officer-involved shooting occurred” and the suspect was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A suspect was shot and wounded as La Habra police and Homeland Security Investigations officials were serving a search warrant at a Seal Beach home, authorities said.
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No officers were reported injured, and the scene has since been secured.
Along with the wounded suspect, two others in the house were taken custody.
Video from AIR7 HD showed law enforcement officers in front of the house, along with patrol vehicles and an armored SWAT vehicle.
“A lot of noise with the helicopters … we didn’t know what was going on,” said Pam Foster, who lives in the neighborhood. “My husband took the dogs out to the front, and he saw sirens right here at the end. I walked out when the gardener came, and saw all this stuff here. We didn’t know what was going on.”
A weapon was recovered in the home, police said.
The incident remains under the investigation.