A Baldwin Park police officer and a man were killed and another officer was injured by a suspect who was also wounded during a “shots fired” call and is now in custody, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna said early Sunday.

The initial shooting the officers were called to left a civilian victim dead. He was described only as a man; his identity was not immediately released.

The second officer who responded to the call survived his gunshot wounds and was described at a news conference by Baldwin Park Police Chief Robert López as hospitalized in good condition and surrounded by his family.

When the responding officers arrived, “they were met by gunfire,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “The call was about an individual who was shooting rounds from a rifle.”

The shooting happened in the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue, Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Sheila Kelliher said.

“I have the tragic duty to advise that one of our officers was murdered tonight,” Baldwin Park Police Chief Robert A. Lopez said during a midnight news conference. “Our officer was an amazing man. It’s extremely tragic to have to deal with this.”

Lopez described the officer who died as an avid snowboarder and Dodger fan who had watched the team play at stadiums across the country.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has taken the lead in the investigation, Luna said.

At a news conference at Los Angeles General Medical Center, where the officers were taken, Luna said officers were dispatched at 7:12 p.m. to a report of gunshots and a person down.

“They did not hesitate. When they arrived they were met by gunfire,” said Luna, adding the person who reported the initial shooting indicated someone was shooting rifle rounds.

Luna said the suspect, a man, was shot by responding officers and was transported and hospitalized in custody. It wasn’t immediately known if the suspect was shot by the two officers who initially were shot, or by other officers who had responded.

López described the situation as extremely difficult for his police department.

One officer was taken to a hospital by air and the other by ground ambulance. It wasn’t immediately known which of those two died and which survived.

News video from the scene on Saturday night showed a large law enforcement presence, including SWAT officers and armored vehicles, in the residential neighborhood in the area of Filhurst, Palm and Harlan avenues. That area is east of the 605 Freeway and north of the 10 Freeway.

The windshield of a resident’s car was shattered by gunfire, leaving the resident shocked when he realized there was a shootout, KTLA reported.

Besides the Baldwin Park Police Department, responding agencies included the Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol and police departments from nearby cities.

City News Service contributed to this story.