[Sawyer]

"We have time..."
To get our cop story straight!

Police shot and killed a man who they say brandished a knife at them when they arrived at the scene of a multivehicle car crash in Los Angeles’ Historic South-Central neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The shooting took place about 5:30 p.m. near 29th Street and Central Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officers from LAPD’s Newton Division first responded to a report of a crash involving several vehicles at 32nd and San Pedro streets, LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez said.


“When officers arrived at the scene, they encountered a male Hispanic suspect who was standing on the street, armed with an edged weapon,” the lieutenant said. “At that point, an officer-involved shooting occurred. That suspect was struck by gunfire, fell to the ground and was pronounced deceased.”

Officials found the weapon, described as some sort of folding knife with a blade several inches long, next to the suspect, Ramirez said.

It was not clear Wednesday evening whether the suspect had been involved in the initial car crash, Ramirez said.

A man and woman who were taken to hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries suffered in the collision, he said.

“Detectives will be working on this case throughout the night,” Ramirez said.

No further details were available.

[Sawyer]

Shoot, kill, corroborate and cuff.

[JamesOJeo]

Could have easy hit some bystander. There were plenty in the line of fire in the background

[Padraig Flaherty]

All protocol was met! It wasn’t just the officers lives in danger, but the surrounding citizens as well, especially once the perpetrator charged! Suicide by cop...deranged...high...all of the above?

[soja]

lady cop has sexy arms and a killer attitude

[gimlet]

Coming up on a crazed Latismo that ran into 5 cars and is approaching with a knife? I would take a shotgun. Do police still carry shotguns in their patrol cars? Or is it all evil black assault rifles now (AR-15's)?

The perp is wacky. Copette does her double tap, guy hits the ground and jumps back up like a Mexican Jumping Bean. She double or triple taps again, guy is still moving so she blasts him a third time. If you are "afraid for your life" and need to shoot until the threat is eliminated, then use a shotgun...

[DanteAntonelli]

Originally Posted by sojalemmi ↗

lady cop has sexy arms and a killer attitude

Sexy legs I can understand, but sexy arms?
WTH are you talking about?

[DanteAntonelli]

That female cop didn't comply with the 21 foot rule, the guy was more than 30 feet away (two car lengths) when she started shooting him, she got scared very quickly.
He was already down when she shot the last two rounds, totally unnecessary.

[pokerplay]

So what, I have this exact kind of foreplay pagentry and consent discussion (yes, with weapons drawn) prior to every sexual encounter.

[-NocturnalPulse-]

What? Good shot