Stabbing Suspect Fatally Shot by Deputies | Altadena

1.10.2021 | 4:00 PM | ALTADENA (CNS) – A stabbing suspect was fatally shot in Altadena by sheriff’s deputies after he charged at them with a knife, authorities said Monday.

The shooting happened about 4:05 p.m. near Figueroa Drive and Lincoln Avenue, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Tracy Koerner.

A deputy on patrol was flagged down by citizens who explained the woman was stabbed by a man while walking , Koerner said.

“An additional unit responded and the deputies located the male suspect holding a knife nearby,” he said. “When the deputies attempted to detain the suspect at gunpoint, he raised the knife and charged at the deputies and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.”

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Koerner said. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The woman was taken by paramedics to a hospital for treatment, he said.

The nature of the relationship between the man and woman was not yet known, Koerner said.

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