A robbery suspect armed with a handgun was wounded Monday night in an officer-involved shooting in Riverside.
The shooting occurred about 7:45 p.m. in the area of Van Buren Boulevard and Arlington Avenue, according to Riverside Police Department Sgt. Brian Smith.
The suspect was wanted for a robbery that occurred in Yucaipa, in San Bernardino County, about 12:30 p.m., Smith said.
He was pulled over by either California Highway Patrol officers or San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies for a traffic stop in Riverside but fled on foot into a half-mile-long drainage culvert, Smith said.
About 7:45 p.m., he emerged from a manhole armed with a handgun and an officer-involved shooting occurred, Smith said, adding that Riverside police were not involved in the shooting.
The suspect was taken to a hospital, but an update on his condition was not immediately available.
There were no reports of injuries to officers or deputies.
