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On Friday, July 3,2015 at approximately 8:00 PM, West Covina Police Department officers responded to a call for service of a “Person suffering from stab wounds” in the 4100 block of Sentous Avenue, West Covina.  Upon their arrival the officers discovered the victim, a Hispanic man, suffering from a stab wound.

According to the victim, he and his brother, the suspect, live together in the same apartment.  His brother was trying to leave the apartment with a knife.  When the victim tried to stop him the suspect stabbed him.  The suspect then left the apartment walking. 

An officer located the suspect walking on the sidewalk in the 700 block of Nogales Street.  When the officer went to contact the suspect, the suspect closed in on him with the knife so the officer used his Tazer on the suspect.  The suspect went to the ground but got back up and advanced at the officer, again, with the knife in his hand.  The officer then shot the suspect with his duty weapon.  The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and is expected to survive. 

The suspect’s knife was recovered at the scene next to his body.  The knife appeared to be a large kitchen-style knife.

The name of the deceased suspect will not be released at this time, until next of kin is notified.

The investigation is still on-going and there is no further information available at this time.   

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.

Written By:

John Corina, Lieutenant

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department – Homicide

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****************Original Press Release****************

DATE:  Friday, July 3, 2015

TIME:  8:10 PM

LOCATION:  area of Valley Blvd. and Nogales St., West Covina

SUSPECT:  male adult

UNIT:  Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Corina

NARRATIVE: 

Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are en route to the area of Valley Boulevard and Nogales Street, West Covina, to assist West Covina Police Department personnel with investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting.  No officers were injured.  One suspect was wounded. 

There is no more information available at this time.

Whenever an Officer Involved Shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies 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. The Office of the Inspector General is also present. 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'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.

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Sergeant Diane Hecht

Deputy Trina Schrader

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