Deputies responded to a call about a suicidal 34-year-old man. Deputies found a man armed with a knife inside a car who refused to drop the weapon and get out, and that they called for a mental evaluation team, but before it arrived, the man got out holding a knife, who turned toward the deputies and began to charge. They reportedly fired a less-than-lethal stun bag at him, but that he charged again, and at least one deputy shot and killed him.
Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Motive: mental health crisis
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: March 14, 2021
County: Los Angeles
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6711