Shots were fired late Sunday in Boyle Heights after officers confronted an armed man on a street near Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights.
The shooting was reported at 10:18 p.m. near Boyle Avenue and 1st Street. NewsChopper4 captured video of several police cruisers responding to the scene.
Officers stopped at the location and got out of their cruiser to investigate a car with its doors open on the street. They encountered a man armed with a handgun.
Shots were fired, but no one was struck by gunfire. It was not immediately clear whether there was an exchange of gunfire.
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The man ran from the scene, but was later taken into custody.
No injuries were reported.