‘Wanted gunman ambushes police officer’ near popular California mall

Police (left) have released a photo of a suspect (right) in a shooting near Santa Monica Place (Pictures: Reuters/Santa Monica Police Department)

A gunman allegedly wanted for a shooting ‘ambushed’ a police officer with gunfire near an outdoor mall in Santa Monica, California.

The officer recognized the suspect for a shooting earlier in the week that injured two teenagers, and was targeted by the suspect near Santa Monica Place on Wednesday afternoon.

‘After identifying himself as a police officer...