India, June 26 -- A person has been taken into custody after a long manhunt following a shooting that left a police officer injuredin Santa Monica, California. While the man in custody appears to be the alleged shooter, police are trying to confirm his identity, the Santa Monica Police Department told ABC News.

The incident took placeWednesday afternoon, June 25, near Santa Monica Place, an outdoor shopping mall in Los Angeles County. An officer recognized the man from a wanted bulletin for a different shooting that took place earlier this week, the Santa Monica Police Department said.

"As the officer approached that individual to make contact, the individual produced a handgun and fired a single round at one of our officers," Santa Mon...