Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
ALTADENA - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recently released recordings of the response to and aftermath of a suspect attacking citizens in Altadena and the resulting police shooting that took the suspect’s life.
The suspect, 47-year-old Charles Towns, was walking along city streets attempting to stab multiple people and eventually did attack and injure a woman and one other person before being shot dead. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Altadena Station were told a knife-wielding man was attempting to stab people at a gas station near Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road around 5:14 p.m. January 22. The weapon turned out to be a pair of scissors.
Deputies found Towns during his tirade and followed him to the 2100 block of El Sereno Avenue. Along the way, Towns attempted to stab a man who was casually leaning up against the truck while using a cellphone.
As deputies continued to follow Towns while in their patrol vehicles, he came upon a group of pedestrians who attempted to leave the area. He advanced towards the pedestrians and stabbed a woman in the face, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. One deputy rushed in to help the wounded woman. Towns attempted to stab another man. One deputy shot Towns who then fell to the ground, but he got back up and advanced towards deputies. He was shot again multiple times. Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics attempted to revive the man, but he died at the scene. The California Department of Justice Law Enforcement Division assumed investigation of this fatal shooting to determined justification for the use of force, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ALTADENA - A man who stabbed a woman after attempting to harm others was shot and killed by deputies January 22, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect chased people around and attempted to stab them with a sharp metal object at a gas station near Fairoaks Avenue and Woodbury Road around 5:14 p.m. Deputies found the man and followed him to the 2100 block of El Serena Avenue where he stabbed a woman, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He also attempted to stab a man. Deputies shot the suspect. Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics attempted to revive the man, but he died at the scene. A sharp metal object was recovered at the scene. Investigators have not shared exactly what that object is. The condition of the woman stabbed by the suspect was not immediately known. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ALTADENA - One person was killed after being shot by a deputy Sunday afternoon.
The shooting took place in the 2100 block of El Sereno around 5:14 p.m. The suspect died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. It is unclear what led to the shooting. Possibly several other people were injured.
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has released a critical incident video outlining the continuing investigation into a fatal deputy shooting in Altadena.
The incident occurred around 4:04 p.m. January 10, 2021 at the intersection of Figueroa Drive and Lincoln Avenue. A deputy patrolling in a vehicle was told that a man armed with a knife stabbed a 78-year-old woman and was standing in the roadway. That suspect then approached the deputy’s patrol vehicle after it arrived and began striking the passenger side, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect then allegedly held the knife to his own throat.
Several deputies attempted to speak with the suspect, identified as 48-year-old Allen Mirzayan, to get him to drop his weapon and surrender. Mirzayan remained confrontational, acting erratic and approaching the deputies. He advanced on deputies one final time before being struck by gunfire multiple times.
Despite life-saving efforts, Mirzayan died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A quick glance at public coroner records shows that Mirzayan apparently suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. Mirzayan is described as a U.S. Army veteran. The woman who was stabbed also sustained a broken hip, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. |
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