#SantaMonicaShooting #PoliceOfficerShot #WaymoIncident #CaliforniaCrime #SantaMonicaPromenade #SuspectArrested #OfficerInjured<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Santa Monica police officer was ambushed and shot<\/strong> near the 3rd Street Promenade on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, after approaching a suspect believed to be connected to a prior criminal incident. According to authorities, the officer identified himself before the suspect fled on foot, prompting a short chase that ended with the suspect firing multiple rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The officer, a newer recruit to the department, was seriously injured<\/strong> and transported to UCLA Medical Center, where he remains in stable condition. He was reportedly shot in the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m. near the intersection of 4th Street and Colorado Avenue<\/strong>. Following an extensive manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies, the suspect was apprehended around 4:20 p.m.<\/strong> near Idaho and Ocean Avenue<\/strong>, thanks to a tip from a nearby resident. A firearm believed to be used in the attack was recovered at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AIR7 captured the arrest live from above, showing officers taking the man into custody after another short foot pursuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities later confirmed that the suspect is also believed to be the same person<\/strong> involved in a shooting earlier this week that left two juveniles injured inside a Waymo self-driving vehicle<\/strong>. While his name has not yet been released, police say they are \u201calmost 100% sure\u201d of the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officials noted that the suspect may be homeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the second serious injury of a Santa Monica officer<\/strong> within the last eight months. A previous incident involved an officer being stabbed in the line of duty\u2014he is still recovering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mayor Lana Negrete expressed gratitude for the swift interagency response and emphasized the importance of officer safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Witnesses near the scene reported hearing what sounded like multiple gunshots<\/strong>. \u201cIt was like, \u2018pop, pop, pop, pop,\u2019\u201d said James Heaney, who works nearby. \u201cIt happened so fast. Within 30 seconds, there were cops speeding down the street with their doors open.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The community remains on edge as investigations continue into both the police shooting and the earlier Waymo-related incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" #SantaMonicaShooting #PoliceOfficerShot #WaymoIncident #CaliforniaCrime #SantaMonicaPromenade #SuspectArrested #OfficerInjured Officer Ambushed While Approaching Suspect Near Santa Monica Place A Santa Monica police officer was ambushed and shot near the 3rd Street Promenade on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, after approaching a suspect believed to be connected to a prior criminal incident. According to authorities, the officer identified himself […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1986,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985\/revisions\/1986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\n\n\nOfficer Ambushed While Approaching Suspect Near Santa Monica Place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSuspect Captured After Extensive Search<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSuspect Tied to Earlier Waymo Vehicle Shooting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nA Dangerous Pattern: Second Officer Attacked in 8 Months<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nEyewitness Accounts Describe the Chaos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n