Two deputies reportedly were guarding a third who was hospitalized at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center when a patient suffering a psychiatric crisis lunged toward one of them while carrying a metal medical device, and the deputy shot and killed Nick Burgos, who died days later.
Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Motive: Disorderly conduct (patient suffering psychiatric crisis)
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Nick Burgos
Death Date: October 6, 2020
County: Los Angeles
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: metal object