A man allegedly armed with two knives was shot and seriously injured by at least one Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Saturday morning in Lakewood.
Officers responded to a call at 9:46 a.m. that a man had brandished a knife at another person at South Street and Woodruff Avenue, near a Lakewood shopping center. When they attempted to arrest the suspect, he was “uncooperative and refused to comply with their commands,” according to a statement from the sheriff’s department.
The man continued to advance and demanded that deputies shoot him; they used a Taser but were unable to stop him, the release said.
At least one deputy then opened fire and shot the suspect, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to a local hospital, where he remained in critical but stable condition Saturday night. Two knives were recovered at the scene, the department said in a statement.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the bureau at (323) 890-5500.
