A man allegedly armed with two knives was shot and critically wounded by at least one Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Saturday morning in Lakewood.
Deputies responded to a report 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 tried to detain 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 deployed a taser but were unable to stop him, the statement said.
At least one deputy then opened fire and shot the suspect, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The man, whose name was not released, was taken to a local hospital, where he reportedly remained in critical but stable condition Saturday night. Two knives were found at the scene, according to the department’s statement.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the agency at (323) 890-5500.