EL MONTE (CNS) – A suspect allegedly wielding a knife is in custody Thursday, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer, in the aftermath of a shooting involving police officers in El Monte.
El Monte police officers were dispatched about 10:55 p.m. Wednesday to the 10000 block of Bodger Street, regarding reports of a person threatening neighbors with a knife, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported.
“When officers arrived on scene, they located the suspect armed with a knife and gave him numerous verbal commands to drop the weapon,” according to a police statement. “The suspect failed to comply with the officers’ commands and rushed towards the officers at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred.”
Paramedics took the suspect to a hospital, where he was subsequently released and taken into custody by the El Monte Police Department.
He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on a peace officer and booked at the El Monte Police station. A knife was recovered at the scene of the shooting and no officers were injured during the incident.
Anyone with any information regarding the incident was urged to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Those who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
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