{"id":155514,"date":"2021-03-29T23:42:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T03:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=155514"},"modified":"2021-03-29T23:44:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T03:44:53","slug":"intense-video-shows-lapd-swat-officer-shot-in-the-face-before-gunman-is-killed-in-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/intense-video-shows-lapd-swat-officer-shot-in-the-face-before-gunman-is-killed-in-standoff\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Intense video shows LAPD SWAT officer shot in the face before gunman is killed in standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALIFONRIA — (LAPD \/ News Release)<\/em> – Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Force Investigation Division is investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) that occurred in Southwest Division.<\/p>\n

On March 16, 2021 around 12:15 p.m., LAPD Southwest Patrol Division officers responded to a radio call of an “Assault with a Deadly Weapon” in the 1000 block of West 21st Street. The officers learned that the suspect, later identified as 36-year-old George (Jorge) Cerda, was armed, believed to be under the influence of narcotics, and had discharged a weapon. After the suspect barricaded himself inside a home, officers from Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) were summoned to the scene to assist. The SWAT personnel established containment, cleared surrounding residents from the area, and initiated their efforts to establish communication with the suspect. After the Crisis Negotiation Team declared an impasse, gas was deployed into the home. As this occurred, the suspect fired, striking one SWAT officer twice. The suspect then exited the residence armed with a shotgun resulting in an Officer-Involved Shooting.<\/p>\n

Cerda was struck by gunfire. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded and determined Cerda had died at the scene. The officer struck by gunfire was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition [He suffered a shot to the face and a round to the chest which was stopped by his vest].<\/p>\n

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Visited our SWAT officer at the hospital and grateful he will survive…<\/p>\n

— Chief Michel Moore (@LAPDChiefMoore) March 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n