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ONTARIO, Calif. (KABC) — An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was involved in a shooting that left a person dead in Ontario Thursday evening, officials said.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Euclid Avenue and 6th Street around 8:30 p.m., Ontario police Cpl. Eliseo Guerrero said.

Two males were found at the scene – an off-duty LAPD officer and a person with an apparent gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene, Guerrero said.

The off-duty LAPD officer was taken to a hospital in stable condition with unspecified injuries.

It’s unclear what led up to the shooting or if the officer was shot at. A witness said the incident may have started with a confrontation over a minor traffic crash.

Further information was not immediately available.

The officer is cooperating in the investigation, Guerrero said.