LAPD officer opens fire after witnessing suspect stab a man
LAPD detective shoots stabbing suspect
A Los Angeles Police Department detective shot a man who was believed to be a stabbing suspect in the Westlake District.
LOS ANGELES - Two people were hospitalized following a shooting involving police in the Westlake District, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
What we know:
The incident was reported around 11 a.m. in the area near Alvarado Street and Olympic Boulevard.
LAPD confirmed a plainclothes detective opened fire on a suspect as he was stabbing a man. Officers say a detective from LAPD's Rampart Division was driving in the area when he saw a suspect stabbing another man near a bus stop. That's when the detective shot him.
Both the stabbing victim and the suspect were rushed to the hospital... the man who was stabbed is in critical condition.
The suspect is stable and will be booked into jail once released from the hospital.
"At this moment, we don't know the extent to which the bus was involved, but we do know that there were people on the bus we consider witnesses and there was also surveillance on the bus that may have captured the video," said officer Jay Chaves.
SkyFOX images from the scene showed a Metro bus, a Waymo vehicle, and a black car within the perimeter of red crime scene tape. Several evidence markers were also scattered throughout the area.
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Brass knuckles and a knife were seen on the roadway by the bus.
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Roads in the area are closed as the investigation continues.
The Source: This report is based on information from the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department.