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ONTARIO (CNS) - An investigation is underway Friday after an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer shot and killed a man in Ontario.
ABC 7 reported Ontario Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Euclid Avenue and Sixth Street around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
"Upon their arrival, the officers found one man with a gunshot wound," Ontario Police Cpl. Eliseo Guerrero told City News Service.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. It was not immediately clear what prompted the shooting.
"The investigation is still in its preliminary stages. The {LAPD officer} is cooperating with the investigation," Guerrero said.
The off-duty officer was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries in stable condition. Guerrero told City News Service it was unclear how the officer sustained his injuries.
"The Los Angeles Police Department is aware of an officer involved shooting, involving a Los Angeles police officer in the city of Ontario earlier this evening. The Los Angeles Police Department is fully cooperating with the investigation," the LAPD said in a statement.