A knife-wielding homeless
man was shot and killed during
a confrontation with localpolice
in a parking structure Monday
afternoon, authorities said.
During the confrontation, a
Culver City police officer also
suffered a "friendly-fire" gunshot
wound to the leg.
The shooting occurred
around 3 p.m. at the garage
on Washington Boulevard and
Landmark Street after local officers
responded to call about
a white man who allegedly
pulled a knife on a maintenance
worker, authorities said.
According to the Culver City
Police Department, the officers
tried to communicate with the
suspect when they arrivedat
the scene. But he ran to the
roof of the parking structure.
Officers initially deployed
less-lethal munitions in an
effort to disarm the man, according
to authorities, but they
later opened fire after the man
allegedly ran toward them with
the knife.
"At some point, he tried to
run toward the officers, and
an officer-involved shooting
occurred," said Lt. Derrick Alfred,
of LASD, which is assisting
in the homicide investigation.
"And it seems like he may
have run between two officers,
which caused the friendly fire,
which resulted in one of the officers
being struck by another
officer."
The police officer was transported
to a local hospital and is
listed in stable condition.
The suspect was also taken
to a hospital where he was
pronounced deceased, officials
said.
A knife was recovered at the
scene. Sheriff officials said the
investigation is under way and
there is no additional information
available at this time.
Anyone with information
about this incident is encouraged
to contact the Sheriff Department's
Homicide Bureau
at (323) 890-5500.
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