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Sheriff's deputies from South Los Angeles Station were involved in a shooting after making a traffic stop in Hawthorne last night.

Shortly before 7:00PM Thursday evening (06/23/2011) deputies assigned to South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station were patrolling the area when they saw a known gang member and parolee at large walking in the 12800 block of South Prairie Avenue, Hawthorne.

When the deputies made a U-turn in order to contact the suspect, he entered a car that was parked in the front lot of a business. When the deputies pulled up behind the suspect he refused to cooperate with their orders to get out of the car. Suddenly the suspect got out of the car and began fighting the deputies. As they tried to subdue him, one of the deputies swept the suspect's waistband area and felt what was believed to be a weapon. At that time a deputy-involved shooting occurred.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Rescue personnel. One of the deputies who was struck in the face by the suspect was treated at the scene for bruises.

A handgun was recovered from the suspect.

Whenever a Deputy-Involved Shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies and a suspect is killed, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene. This includes a separate independent investigations by the Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney and the Los Angeles County Coroner, as well as investigations by the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. Attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review also respond to the scene, and have full access to the facts known to the Sheriff's Department throughout every phase of these thorough investigations. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review Committee.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau, 323-890-5500. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.


By:
Sergeant Diane Hecht
Captain Mike Parker
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department


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