LOS ANGELES – A police officer was "ambushed" on June 25 after attempting to detain a man suspected in a separate shooting in Santa Monica, California, authorities said.

Police arrested a man suspected of opening fire at Santa Monica Place mall. The man is also a person of interest in an incident where a suspect shot at a Waymo.

Police said around 3 p.m. that "Santa Monica Place has been cleared" and orders to shelter in place were lifted throughout the downtown area, but that the suspect remains at large.