Huntington Park law enforcement officials shot and killed a person wielding a butcher knife Thursday afternoon, based on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division.
About 3:40 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a report of a stabbing on the 2400 block of Slauson Avenue in Huntington Park. The sufferer mentioned he was stabbed by a person in a wheelchair and instructed officers which approach he fled, the Sheriff’s Division mentioned in a press release.
Huntington Park law enforcement officials discovered the suspect on the 1900 block of Slauson Avenue and tried to detain him. The person drew a foot-long butcher knife, the Sheriff’s Division mentioned, and tried to throw it on the officers. They responded through the use of a Taser on him no less than twice.
The person once more tried to throw the knife on the officers, “at which era an officer-involved capturing occurred,” based on the assertion. The person was shot within the higher torso and pronounced lifeless on the scene.
A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Division declined to supply further data Friday night, directing all inquiries to the Murder Bureau, which didn’t instantly return a name requesting remark.
The spokesperson declined to supply any further details about the sufferer of the stabbing, the person who was shot by police, the id of the officer or officers who opened hearth, or the variety of occasions the person was shot. It stays unclear whether or not there may be any video of the incident.
The Sheriff’s Division requested anybody with data to contact the Murder Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Info might be supplied anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).
