A lady in her late teenagers died within the foyer of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division station late Sunday, after officers say she obtained maintain of a deputy’s gun and shot herself.
The division has not launched the lady’s title, and officers mentioned late Sunday that it was unclear how she was in a position to take the deputy’s weapon.
The incident occurred round 7:40 p.m., when the teenager walked into the foyer of the sheriff’s station at 150 N. Hudson Ave. within the metropolis of Trade, in line with a information launch.
Officers mentioned she didn’t have a weapon when she entered the constructing, and that sooner or later she brought about a commotion, making noise and banging on glass.
Then, the lady allegedly obtained into “some sort of altercation” with a deputy, took the deputy’s gun and used it to kill herself, officers mentioned.
No deputies have been injured, officers mentioned. It was not instantly clear whether or not anybody else was within the foyer on the time.
The incident is underneath investigation.
