HARVARD HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A man who allegedly pointed what appeared to be a shotgun at people and cars in the Harvard Heights area of Los Angeles was shot and wounded by police Thursday after he aimed the weapon at them.

Officers responded at about 9 a.m. to Washington Boulevard and Western Avenue to a report of a man with a gun, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Officer Tony Im.

Officers encountered a roughly 30-year-old man with what appeared to be a shotgun, pointing it at vehicles, police said.

"When the officers arrived to the area of the call, they encountered the suspect and gave him commands to surrender, which he refused," according to an LAPD statement. "Multiple 40mm, less-lethal rounds were used, to no effect."

The suspect then "raised his we

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