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Off-duty LA police officer slain in attempted robbery

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By JOHN ANTCZAK
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty Los Angeles police officer has been killed in a shootout with gunmen during an attempted robbery. Twenty-seven-year-old Fernando Arroyos died after the Monday night shooting in an unincorporated area of south LA County. Police say Arroyos, a three-year member of the LAPD, was shopping for his first home with his girlfriend when a black pickup pulled up and several people tried to rob him. Authorities say five people have been detained for questioning, including a man who was found with a bullet wound to his leg. Mayor Eric Garcetti describes Arroyos as a hero who died trying to defend himself and his girlfriend.

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