The gunman who shot and wounded three policemen on Wednesday evening before barricading himself in a parking lot was killed in a law enforcement operation and the victims were hospitalized in a stable condition, authorities and media said. Los Angeles.

“I am delighted and grateful that these three brave police officers are in stable condition and I was able to speak with two of them when I went to check on them,” Mayor Karen Bass said during a press conference.

Aerial footage previously broadcast by local television station KCAL-TV, part of the national CBS network, shows a heavy police force cordoning off a parking lot in the Lincoln Heights area. Police officers in full combat gear were seen in the area.

According to CBS News, the suspect was released on parole for a felony. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 9:30 p.m. after a long standoff with police.

The Los Angeles Times, citing sources close to the police who did not give their names, notes that the three wounded belonged to a unit that deals with specially trained dogs, and that they were looking for a suspect when they came under fire.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and Mayor Bass’s office did not respond to a Reuters request for comment on the bloody incident.