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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at approximately 1:31 AM, near the intersection of East Almanza Lane and Miller Avenue, East Los Angeles.

Detectives have learned that deputies responded to a call of a woman screaming, in the City Terrace (unincorporated East Los Angeles) area and were flagged down by a witness who told them he had seen a man with a gun.

While searching the area for the suspect, the deputies heard a gunshot. They attempted to detain a possible suspect, who began fighting with them. A deputy-involved shooting occurred and the suspect was hit. The suspect ran a short distance and collapsed.

Los Angeles County Fire Paramedics responded and pronounced the suspect dead at the scene. A handgun was recovered from the scene.

No deputies were injured.

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


Whenever an Officer Involved Shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and it results in the death of a suspect, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney in addition to investigations by 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 know to the Sheriff's Department throughout every phase of these investigations. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review
Committee.

East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station polices the Cities of Commerce, Cudahy, and Maywood, and the unincorporated communities of Belvedere Gardens, City Terrace,
Eastmont, East Los Angeles, Saybrook Park, and Union Pacific:

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********ORIGINAL NEWS RELEASE************
Homicide Detectives Responding to Deputy Involved Shooting, Suspect Stuck and Pronounced Dead, East Los Angeles

*** Sheriff's Homicide detectives are en route to the intersection of East Almanza Lane/Miller Avenue, East Los Angeles, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved (hit) shooting.****

(323) 267-4800 www.lasd.org

LOG NUMBER 231
INVESTIGATING OFFICERS: Lt. Coleman, Sgt. Nava, Sgt. Walls
TIME OF CALL: 0131 Hours

DATE: September 10, 2013 DAY: Tuesday

REPORTING OFFICER: S.O. Franco

CLASSIFICATION: Deputy Involved Shooting

UNIT: Homicide Bureau

TIME OF OCCURRENCE / DISCOVERY: 1:31 A.M. DATE: September 10, 2013

LOCATION: East Almanza Lane/Miller Avenue, East Los Angeles

Suspect(S): Male adult

WATCH CMDR. NAME: Lt. Bardon (East LA Station)

NARRATIVE:
Sheriff's Homicide detectives are en route to the intersection of East Almanza Lane/Miller Avenue, East Los Angeles, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved (hit) shooting.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. No deputies were injured.

There is no further information at this time.

Whenever an Officer Involved Shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and it results in the death of a suspect, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney in addition to investigations by 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 know to the Sheriff's Department throughout every phase of these investigations. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review
Committee.

WRITTEN BY: Deputy Aura Sierra-Lidman
APPROVED BY: Sergeant Harry Drucker

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