Arcadia Officer Shot Woman who Threatened to Stab Him, Investigators Say

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

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ARCADIA - A 21-year-old woman accused of holding a knife while advancing on an Arcadia Police officer is in stable condition Sunday after being shot.

The officer shot the woman in the upper torso after she pulled a kitchen knife tucked in her pocket, raised it above her shoulders and advanced toward the Officer, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.

Arcadia. Police officers were called to a report of a person armed with a knife around 9:09 p.m. Saturday, August 12. The mother of the suspect called on her own daughter. During the investigation, the suspect was seen exiting the location. She re-entered that location only to exit one more time and she began advancing towards the officer.

“The officer ordered the disturbing party to show her hands. She kept advancing toward the officer, and at one point, removed a kitchen knife from her pocket. She then began running toward the officer with the knife raised above her shoulders, holding it in a stabbing position. At this time, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau in a written statement.

Officers rendered medical aid to the suspect until paramedics, arrived to continue treatment and transported her to a nearby hospital.