Parole agent shot in LA; manhunt closes freeway

January 4, 2012 - 7:35 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are hunting for a parolee who allegedly shot his parole officer in the Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles.

Officer Karen Rayner says the parole agent was shot in the face at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

A SWAT unit and helicopters are searching the area for the shooter. Surface streets in the area and part of Interstate 210 have been closed for the search.

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