A taser is marked on the sidewalk as police investigate an officer-involved shooting at 11521 Salinaz Drive in Garden Grove on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)An unidentified man is transported towards an ambulance after a traffic stop for a vehicle violation led to an officer-involved shooting at 11000 block of Salinaz Drive in Garden Grove on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Daniel Le)Police investigate the site where a traffic stop for a vehicle violation led to an officer-involved shooting at 11521 Salinaz Drive in Garden Grove on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. No one was injured and the suspect is in custody. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Police investigate the site where a traffic stop for a vehicle violation led to an officer-involved shooting at 11521 Salinaz Drive in Garden Grove on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. No one was injured and the suspect is in custody. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Police investigate the site where a traffic stop for a vehicle violation led to an officer-involved shooting at 11521 Salinaz Drive in Garden Grove on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. No one was injured and the suspect is in custody. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)An unidentified man is transported towards an ambulance after a traffic stop for a vehicle violation led to an officer-involved shooting at 11000 block of Salinaz Drive in Garden Grove on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Daniel Le)Show Caption of Expand
GARDEN GROVE >> A traffic stop for a vehicle violation led to an officer-involved shooting, but no one was injured and the suspect is in custody, Santa Ana police said.
About 1:43 p.m., Santa Ana police officers conducted a traffic stop at 11521 Salinaz Dr. in the area of Newhope Street south of Trask Avenue in Garden Grove for an unspecified vehicle violation.
As officers approached the car, the officer-involved shooting occurred, police said. It was not immediately clear who fired the shot or shots. Neither police, nor the single occupant of the vehicle were injured.
Police recovered a firearm on scene, said Sgt. Jason Garcia with the Santa Ana Police Department.
More to come.
Source: Oc Register
Traffic stop in Garden Grove leads to officer-involved shooting; no one injured
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