Man killed after he slashes L.A. County deputies with a knife
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A man who slashed Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies with a knife was shot and killed Sunday in Artesia, the department said.
The shooting occurred at 9:26 p.m. in the 11900 block of Droxford Street in Artesia, according to a press statement.
Deputies were responding to a report of a suspicious person looking into parked vehicles, parking his SUV on a resident’s lawn and fighting with an unknown man.
A fight occurred when two Lakewood Station deputies encountered the suspect. The deputies used a Taser during the confrontation, but it was ineffective, the department said.
During the fight, the suspect pulled out a knife and cut the two deputies on their hands. Then, a deputy shot the man in his torso.
The man, 49, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. His name has not been released by the Sheriff’s Department.
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