Crime & Safety
Officers Shoot at Suspect with Knife in East Hollywood
LAPD was responding to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon.
Originally posted at 5:18 p.m. April 13, 2014. Edited with new details.
A man allegedly armed with a knife was killed in an officer-involved shooting in East Hollywood, but no officers were injured, police said.
It happened about 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of Sunset and Hobart boulevards, said Officer Sally Madera of the Los Angeles Police Department.
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The suspect was struck by police gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene, she said.
LAPD Commander Dennis Kato told reporters at the scene that a Taser was used on the man prior to him being shot.
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The man had allegedly been armed with a knife while and was breaking items inside a 99 Cents Only store prior to the shooting, according to a broadcast report.
--City News Service
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