Full Notification

DATE:    Sunday, April 13, 2014

TIME:  4:12 PM

LOCATION:   3400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Lynwood

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau detectives are en route to the 3400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Lynwood, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved shooting.

No deputies were injured.  One suspect was hit by gunfire and has been transported to a local hospital.  His condition is unknown.

There is no additional information available at this time.

Whenever a Deputy-Involved Shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and it results in the wounding 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 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.

Authored by:

Juanita Navarro-Suarez, Deputy

Kim Manatt, Deputy

Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom

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