Police say they were trying to stop a stolen vehicle at the Milpitas Square Shopping Center just before 4p.m. on Friday.
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They say the suspect started firing and detectives engaged in what they describe as a 'prolonged' exchange of gunfire.
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The suspect barricaded himself in the car, but was eventually extracted.
He was injured and taken to the hospital.
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The shopping plaza has reopened.
No one else was hurt.