Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deputy involved shooting that occurred at 2:49PM, on Saturday, October 20, 2012, at 11900 Block of 162nd Street, Norwalk.
Detectives have learned that deputies observed several gang members congregating in the area. When the deputies approached them in their patrol vehicle they ran away.
The deputies' attention was drawn to the suspect who was running away while holding his hand to his waistband and followed him in their patrol car. The suspect stopped, turned toward the deputies and pointed a handgun at them. Fearing for their safety, the deputies' struck the suspect with their patrol vehicle.
The suspect fell, got up and ran, while still holding the handgun in his waistband. The deputies got out of their car and a brief foot pursuit ensued. The suspect turned toward the deputies again and pointed his gun at them. In fear for their lives, both deputies fired their weapons at the suspect, striking him in the upper torso.
The 18-year old suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening wounds.
A gun was found at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org/.
Whenever an Officer Involved Shooting occurs and it results in the wounding of a suspect, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney in addition to investigations by 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 investigations. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review Committee.
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Deputy Don Walker
Deputy Guillermina Saldana
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