A person allegedly armed with two knives was shot and critically wounded by not less than one Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Saturday morning in Lakewood.
Deputies responded to a report at 9:46 a.m. {that a} man had swung a knife at one other individual at South Avenue and Woodruff Avenue, close to a Lakewood buying heart. Once they tried to detain the suspect, he was “uncooperative and refused to adjust to their instructions,” in keeping with a Sheriff’s Division assertion.
The person continued to advance and demanded that deputies shoot him; they deployed a taser however weren’t in a position to cease him, the assertion stated.
At the very least one deputy then opened hearth and shot the suspect, who sustained a number of gunshot wounds.
The person, whose identify was not launched, was transported to an area hospital, the place he reportedly remained in vital however steady situation Saturday night. Two knives had been recovered on the scene, in keeping with the division’s assertion.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Murder Bureau is investigating the capturing. Anybody with details about the incident is requested to contact the bureau at (323) 890-5500.
