By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 10, 2017

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Orange County sheriff’s officials are investigating after police shot and wounded a suspect armed with a knife in Huntington Beach.

KCBS-TV reports (https://cbsloc.al/2j3Hqsx ) officers responded late Monday following an emergency call for paramedics.

Officers found an unresponsive woman on the ground and a man next to her holding a knife.

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Authorities say the man didn’t obey police commands and, at some point, an officer opened fire.

The suspect was hospitalized in critical condition for treatment of a gunshot wound.

Neither the woman nor the officer was hurt.

The Sheriff’s Department has taken over the investigation.

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Information from: KCBS-TV, https://www.cbs2.com/

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