Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - The suspect armed with a knife and who reportedly charged at deputies will live after being shot several times during a confrontation Thursday.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station responded to the 2600 block of Rosemead Boulevard responded to calls around 8:41 a.m. of a man with a bloody face and wielding a knife. The man was attempting to enter passing vehicles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The man fled into a nearby trailer park when deputies arrived. Deputies ordered the man to drop his knife, but he refused and held it over his head. he began advancing aggressively towards deputies and told them to shoot him, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. The man was struck twice by gunfire. No deputies were injured and the knife was recovered at the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - Detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting Thursday morning.
The shooting took place around 8:41 a.m. in the 2600 block of Rosemead Boulevard. Only the suspect was struck by gunfire. No deputies are injured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Initial reports stated the suspect was armed with a knife. It is unclear why deputies were originally dispatched to the area. |
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