A 42-year-old man opened fire with a hidden gun from the back seat of a patrol vehicle just after his arrest, California police reported.

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Officers returned fire, injuring the man and setting off a standoff that lasted several hours before he surrendered Friday, March 10, the Ontario Police Department said in a news release.

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Christopher Urena of San Dimas faces charges including attempted murder of a police officer, the release said.

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Officers contacted Urena at 3:12 p.m. while investigating reports of a disabled vehicle and arrested him on a warrant, the release said.

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While in the back of a patrol vehicle, Urena pulled out a concealed handgun and shot at the officers, police said.

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Officers returned fire and Urena barricaded himself inside the vehicle for several hours before surrendering, the release said.

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He was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, police said. No officers or bystanders were hurt.

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Police ask that anyone with information call 909-986-6711 or detective Gregg Clinton at 909-408-1033.

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Ontario is a city of 178,000 people about 40 miles east of Los Angeles.

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