Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a person suspected of assault at a Palmdale gasoline station Friday morning, officers stated.
Deputies responded to the 13000 block of Pearblossom Freeway at 6:48 a.m. after receiving studies {that a} man armed with a knife was making threats and assaulting somebody.
When deputies arrived, they encountered a man in his 30s who matched the outline of the suspect.
“Through the deputies’ contact with the suspect, the suspect superior towards the deputies whereas armed with a pointy object and a deputy-involved capturing occurred,” officers stated in a assertion.
The person, who was not recognized, was taken to a close-by hospital the place he was pronounced lifeless.
Officers stated a “sharp object” was recovered on the scene.
Murder detectives are investigating the capturing, Sheriff’s Division officers stated.
