Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved shooting in the city of Diamond Bar.
Walnut Station Deputies were responding to the 2900 block of Crooked Creek Drive, regarding a man in the street firing a rifle. When deputies arrived on scene, they observed the suspect holding the rifle. They gave the suspect multiple verbal commands to put the weapon down, including commands over the P.A. System. The suspect ignored the commands and continued walking away from the deputies. As the suspect approached a citizen who was stopped in his vehicle on Diamond Bar Boulevard, a deputy-involved shooting occurred.
Deputies learned the suspect had stabbed his mother with a knife prior to their arrival. The suspect’s mother was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment and was deemed to be in stable condition and discharged from the hospital later that evening.
The suspect is 30-year-old Benjamin Chin. He was pronounced deceased at a local hospital later that evening.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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ORIGINAL MESSAGE
DATE: Monday, June 19
th, 2023
REPORTED AT: Approximately 11:45 a.m.
LOCATION: 2900 Block of Crooked Creek Dr, Diamond Bar
SUSPECT: Male Adult
HANDLING UNIT: Homicide Bureau
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting. The incident was reported Monday, June 19
th, 2023, at approximately 11:45 a.m., in the 2900 Block of Crooked Creek Dr, Diamond Bar.
The suspect was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital.
No deputies were injured during the incident.
There is no additional information available at this time.
Whenever a deputy-involved shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, and no one is hit by the gunfire, multiple investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Sheriff's Internal Affairs Bureau as well as sheriff's station or Detective Division investigators. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department immediately notifies the Office of the Inspector General who sends a representative to the incident scene and provides independent oversight throughout the investigative process. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review Committee.
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