Police shot and wounded a man suspected of shooting a bicyclist in a Southern California beach city on Monday, authorities said.
Officers responding to reports of gunfire in Huntington Beach immediately located the suspect and tried to apprehend him, police said in a statement.
The man was “non-complaint to the multiple commands given” and an officer opened fire, the statement said. Police didn’t say what prompted the officer to shoot.
The suspect was hospitalized in critical condition. A gun was recovered, according to police.
The man on the bike who was shot was found a few blocks away. He was hospitalized in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, police said.
Investigators didn’t immediately identify the suspect or a possible motive for the initial shooting.