“The suspect came out one of the side windows,” said an LAPD detective. “He was still armed with a knife, and there was an officer-involved shooting.”
A barricaded burglary suspect allegedly wielding a knife was shot to death Monday, July 29, 2024, by Los Angeles police on the 2600 block of South Halm Avenue in the Mid-City area. Los Angeles police shot and killed a burglary suspect allegedly armed with a knife Monday following a nearly four-hour barricade in the Mid-City area, authorities said.
Three “possible suspects” were taken into custody by police in a vehicle near the residence, and officers “saw smoke coming from the house and requested LAFD,” an LAPD statement said. About 5:15 a.m., there was an “encounter” between the officers and the suspect, LAPD Detective Meghan Aguilar told reporters at the scene.
“As SWAT arrived, they began to assume the roles that the West LA officers had been in, and the suspect came out one of the side windows,” Aguilar said. “He was still armed with a knife, and there was an officer-involved shooting.”Crime and Public Safety |Aguilar said the suspect was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene. She added that a large knife was near that suspect.
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