Around 7 a.m., officers shot and killed a man with a knife in the 7th Street/Metro Center station in downtown Los Angeles. Police withheld most details as to what precipitated the killing.
Victim's Name: Wilfredo Hernandez
Agency Responsible: Los Angeles Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: February 14, 2019
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4462
Geography: Urban