Man accused of shooting officer in Inglewood standoff to be arraigned

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The suspect in an eight-hour standoff in Inglewood sits in the back of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol car. Two females were held hostage after the gunman fired at police officers. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Inglewood police Officer Joey Zeller evacuates children from a preschool in Inglewood after an officer was shot in a hostage situation. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Police officers deploy along 108th Street in Inglewood where a gunman shot one officer before barricading himself inside a house. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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SWAT officers move into position among residences overlooking 108th Street in Inglewood, where a gunman who had barricaded himself inside a house shot an Inglewood police officer. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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A police officer takes position along 108th Street in Inglewood where a gunman shot an officer in a hostage standoff. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Police snipers take up positions on a nearby roof in Inglewood where a gunman shot an officer. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

By Ruben Vives

Dec. 20, 2013 8:02 AM PT

A man who allegedly shot and injured a police officer during a hostage standoff in Inglewood last month is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on a charge of attempted murder.

Christopher Warsaw, 45, was arrested on Nov. 27 after he surrendered to police following hours of negotiations.

Warsaw had been holding his girlfriend and her teenage daughter hostage, according to Inglewood police.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office later charged Warsaw with attempted murder.

The tense standoff occurred on a Wednesday afternoon after Inglewood police were called to a home in the 10700 block of 5th Avenue, officials said.

Neighbors told police that a man had allegedly dragged a teenage girl inside the home by her hair.

When police approached the house, shots were fired from inside, police said.

One officer was shot once in the chest but was saved by his bulletproof vest, police said. Another officer was injured when she fell while trying to help the wounded officer.

The man allegedly held the two females hostage for about nine hours until he surrendered to police.

The incident forced authorities to evacuate nearby residents, many of whom were preparing meals for Thanksgiving.

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