A man armed with a knife was shot and wounded Saturday afternoon by officers in LA’s Highland Park area, police said.
Officers responded at about 12:30 p.m. to the 800 block of North Nolden Street in the community northeast of downtown Los Angeles after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon Officers encountered a man in a stairwell who advanced toward them with a large knife, police said.
Officers opened fire, wounding the man. The 51-year-old man was hospitalized with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
No officers were injured.
A large knife was recovered at the scene.
Nearby streets were expected to remain closed for hours due to the investigation.
This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Source: NBC Los Angeles
Be First to Comment