LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The city of Los Angeles would be able to offer rewards for information in cases where an off-duty LAPD officer was assaulted or killed outside the city limits under a motion introduced today.

The city charter currently allows the Los Angeles City Council to offer a monetary reward in cases where a police officer has been injured or murdered in the city limits or while on duty.

'The very nature of the dangerous work the brave men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department do on a daily basis would suggest that they could be targeted wherever they happen to be, even if they're off-duty,'' said Councilman Jose Huizar, who authored the motion.

His proposal, which must be vetted by the full council, was prompted by the case of Officer Anthony Razo, who was off-duty Saturday when he was confronted by a teenager with a revolver in City Terrace, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County.

The two struggled over the gun and Razo drew his personal weapon, which fell to the ground. A second teen picked up the gun and shot him in the right shoulder.

'We appreciate Councilmember Huizar's motion,'' said Paul M. Weber, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League. 'Unfortunately, crime and tragedy frequently cross city boundaries. And we need to be in a position to contribute rewards across these arbitrary borders,'' he said.