Crime & Safety
LAPD Shoots Stabbing Suspect
A child called police to report his mother had been stabbed. The shooting forced the lockdown of Manual Arts High School.
LOS ANGELES, CA — An officer-involved shooting in the southwest Los Angeles area Thursday left a suspect wounded, police said.
Officers were sent to the area of 40th Place and Menlo Avenue about 11 a.m. on a report from a juvenile that his mother had been stabbed, said LAPD Officer Sal Ramirez.
After officers arrived at the location, an officer-involved shooting occurred and a male suspect was wounded, Ramirez said. It was unclear if a woman actually had been stabbed, police said.
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The unidentified man's condition was not known, and details about the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately available.
A resident of the area reported hearing about a dozen shots.
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The shooting occurred near Manual Arts High School, which was placed on lockdown until about 12:45 p.m. as a precaution while the investigation was conducted in the neighborhood, the Los Angeles Unified School District reported.
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