Deputies attempted to stop a car for a traffic violation. The driver in the vehicle refused to pull over and fled from deputies, prompting a chase. During the pursuit, deputies discovered that the car had been stolen in an armed carjacking earlier in the morning. The chase ended when the car crashed near Slater and Compton avenues. The suspect then got out of the car and began shooting at the deputies. The deputies fired back and the suspect ran into an adjacent neighborhood. It was unclear if the suspect was shot at the time. The man was found hiding in a home and taken into custody. At the same time that was happening, SWAT officers spotted another man, believed to be matching the description of the suspect, in the driveway of a home in the 800 block of West Stockwell Street. Police said the man charged at them before they fatally shot him.
Victim's Name: Donnell Thompson Jr.
Agency Responsible: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Black
Date of Death: July 28, 2016
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Other
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1744
Geography: Urban