Around 5 p.m. at the Monterey Park Fire Department's headquarters, an officer was nearing the end of his shift and went to the fire station to gas up. A man in a Nissan sport-utility vehicle followed the officer, who went to a secured parking lot. The officer parked and got out. The man, who had a knife, got out of his vehicle and allegedly charged the officer. The officer shot and killed him.
Agency: Monterey Park Police Department
Motive: unknown reason
Confrontation Type: None/Unknown
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: May 17, 2021
County: Los Angeles
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unclear
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: not fleeing