Police responded about 3:30 p.m. to a Church of Scientology, and encountered Brian Statler, who had arrived at the church in a white Bentley and armed with a sword, and shot and killed him in the lobby area.
Victim's Name: Brian Leslie Statler
Agency Responsible: Inglewood Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: Black
Date of Death: March 27, 2019
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: sword
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4671
Geography: Urban