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Sheriff's Homicide Bureau investigators are at the 18500 block of Colima Road, Rowland Heights, investigating the circumstances surrounding a Deputy-Involved Shooting.

Homicide Lieutenant Liam Gallagher reports that Walnut Sheriff's Station deputies responded to an Assault With A Deadly Weapon (Knife) call at about 9:12PM on Friday.

Deputies found a male Hispanic adult suspect stabbing a male Hispanic adult victim. Deputies ordered the suspect to drop the knife, but he continued stabbing the victim. A deputy involved shooting occurred. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. The stabbing victim was transported to a local hospital and his condition is not known at this time. No deputies were injured.

Whenever a Deputy-Involved Shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, and it results in a fatality, multiple investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Offices of the Los Angeles County District Attorney and the Los Angeles County Coroner, in addition to Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. Attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review also respond to the scene, and have full access to the facts known to the sheriff's department throughout every phase of these thorough investigations. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review Committee.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

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Press Release
Fri., November 27, 2010, 12:45AM


Deputy Mark Pope
Deputy Guillermina Saldana
Sent by: MjP
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(323) 267-4800

Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff


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