Suspect injured after gunfire exchange with police in Milpitas

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Saturday, October 16, 2021
Suspect injured after gunfire exchange with police in Milpitas
A suspect is injured after exchanging gunfire with police in Milpitas.

MILPITAS, Calif. (KGO) -- A suspect is injured after exchanging gunfire with police in Milpitas.



Police say they were trying to stop a stolen vehicle at the Milpitas Square Shopping Center just before 4p.m. on Friday.



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.



The shopping plaza has reopened.



No one else was hurt.



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