Police Shooting Investigated in West Modesto

MODESTO – An officer involved shooting closed down a shopping center near a busy intersection early Tuesday morning. The incident happened shortly before 1:00am near the intersection of South Martin Luther King Drive and Paradise Road. A police press release stated the shooting occurred when police encountered an armed person during a traffic stop. The suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment of the gunshot wound and was expected to survive. A firearm was recovered at the scene, and no officers were injured.

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