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| LA police officer fatally shoots man in hospital emergency room | LA police officer fatally shoots man in hospital emergency room |
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| A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a vandalism suspect inside a hospital emergency room after the man reached for a gun during a struggle, authorities said Saturday. | A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a vandalism suspect inside a hospital emergency room after the man reached for a gun during a struggle, authorities said Saturday. |
| The man was brought to Harbor-UCLA medical center in Torrance to get checked out after he “viciously attacked” two officers sent to investigate reports of a man throwing bottles at an apartment complex and fighting with his neighbors at around 8am, commander Phil Tingirides said. | |
| During the struggle, Tingirides said the man kicked and punched the officers and knocked a stun gun off one of the officers’ hands. More officers were called to the scene, and the man was eventually subdued. | During the struggle, Tingirides said the man kicked and punched the officers and knocked a stun gun off one of the officers’ hands. More officers were called to the scene, and the man was eventually subdued. |
| When he was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, the man was initially cooperative with two other officers assigned to take him into custody. | When he was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, the man was initially cooperative with two other officers assigned to take him into custody. |
| Tingirides said the man was handcuffed to a gurney, and when the officers briefly took them off he picked up a metal chair and began swinging it. | Tingirides said the man was handcuffed to a gurney, and when the officers briefly took them off he picked up a metal chair and began swinging it. |
| Nurses and doctors in the emergency room told investigators one of the officers tried to subdue the man with a stun gun, but it wasn’t effective. The witnesses said when the man tried to reach for one of the officer’s gun, his partner fired one round and struck him. | Nurses and doctors in the emergency room told investigators one of the officers tried to subdue the man with a stun gun, but it wasn’t effective. The witnesses said when the man tried to reach for one of the officer’s gun, his partner fired one round and struck him. |
| The hospital staff immediately began to treat his gunshot wound, but he died in the emergency room, Tingirides said. | The hospital staff immediately began to treat his gunshot wound, but he died in the emergency room, Tingirides said. |
| The man’s name was not immediately released. | The man’s name was not immediately released. |