Police Shoot Armed Elderly Man In Sherman Oaks

SHERMAN OAKS, CA — Los Angeles Police shot and critically injured an elderly man who was armed with a knife in Sherman Oaks Monday night.

According to a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman, officers were called to the 4200 block of Matilija Avenue at about 11 p.m. Monday to respond to a report of domestic violence. When they arrived, they found a man armed with a steak knife, said Los Angeles police Officer Liliana Preciado.

According to Preciado, the officers ordered the man to drop the knife, but he refused. Next they used a Taser gun on him, but it failed to subdue him, she added. That is when the officer-involved shooting occurred, Preciado said.

The man, who is in his 70s, was wounded in the upper body and hospitalized in critical condition. His name was not immediately released, and no officers were injured in the confrontation.

City News Service contributed to this report. Photo: Shutterstock