The law enforcement community in Los Angeles was in mourning on Sunday after a police officer was killed in a shootout Saturday.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department , officers with the Baldwin Park Police Department responded to reports of a man with a rifle at about 7:12 p.m. on the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue.

The officers found the suspect, and the encounter escalated into a shooting. 2 officers were shot, as well as the suspect.

Both officers were transported to a local hospital, where one was pronounced dead. The other officer is in stable condition, the LASD said on Sunday morning.

The suspect is also in stable condition. He was taken into custody and remains unidentified publicly. The body of a man with a fatal gunshot wound was found at the location

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