LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a person who pointed a crossbow at them over the weekend, authorities mentioned Monday.
Deputies responded round 1 p.m. Sunday following reviews of a suicidal man with a knife exterior a enterprise in Lancaster, in response to a sheriff’s division assertion.
“The suspect had a knife in hand and refused the deputies’ orders to drop the weapon. Less deadly weapons had been deployed however had minimal impact,” the assertion mentioned.
Deputies opened fireplace when the person eliminated a crossbow with a pistol grip from a backpack and pointed it at them, officers mentioned.
The man, who was not instantly recognized, was pronounced lifeless at a hospital.
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No deputies had been harm. A knife and crossbow had been recovered on the scene, the assertion mentioned.
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