Robbery suspect arrested after assaulting employee at Jefferson Park Winchell's Donut

Robbery investigation underway in Jefferson Park

Authorities responding to a call reporting a robbery just before 3 a.m., possibly at the Winchell's Donut House.

LOS ANGELES - A man was arrested after a robbery at a donut shop in the Jefferson Park neighborhood Wednesday morning.

What we know:

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to Winchell's Donut House on South Western Ave. around 3:20 a.m. on a report of a possible robbery. 

The caller indicated that the suspect was armed with a gun and had possibly assaulted a female worker. 

Once officers arrived, the suspect, 41-year-old Christopher Hall, fled to an adjacent apartment complex. Officers commanded Hall to drop his weapon, but he refused and pointed his gun at officers. An officer-involved shooting then occurred, the police department said in a statement. 

Hall, nor any officers, were struck. Officials say Hall dropped his handgun and climbed over a nearby fence. An officer then deployed his Taser and Hall fell to the ground. 

He was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital. 

Police said a black airsoft replica handgun was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence. The victim of the robbery sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.