Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Deputy-Involved Shooting in the city of Palmdale.
Deputies from the Palmdale Station responded to an “Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Person with a Knife, Criminal Threats” call for service at a business located on the 13000 block of Pearblossom Highway in Palmdale. The incident occurred on Friday, February 23, 2024, at approximately 6:48 A.M.
Deputies observed the suspect described in the call, a White male in his 30’s, outside of a nearby business. During the deputies’ contact with the suspect, the suspect advanced toward the deputies while armed with a sharp object and a deputy involved shooting occurred.
The suspect was transported to a local area hospital and was pronounced deceased.
The sharp object was recovered at the scene.
This investigation is on-going and there is no additional information available at this time.
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), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS:
DATE: Friday, February 23, 2024
TIME: 6:48 A.M.
LOCATION: 13000 block of Pearblossom Highway, Palmdale
SUSPECT: Male Adult
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Patricia Thomas
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are responding to a deputy involved shooting investigation. The incident occurred on Friday, February 23, 2024, at approximately 6:48 a.m., 13000 block of Pearblossom Highway, in the city of Palmdale.
The suspect was transported to a local area hospital.
There is no additional information available at this time.
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), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Whenever a deputy-involved shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, and a person is struck by gunfire, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department immediately notifies the Office of the Inspector General who sends a representative to the incident scene and provides independent oversight throughout the investigative process. Once concluded, a preliminary review is conducted by the Critical Incident Review Panel to determine whether any immediate actions are warranted. Every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review Committee.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Justice System Integrity Division, conducts a legal analysis to determine whether any criminal charges will be filed and if the shooting was legally justified.
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