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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 man brought to a hospital after attacking police was shot dead by a Los Angeles officer in the emergency room after he swung a metal stool and grabbed for an officer’s gun, authorities said. | A man brought to a hospital after attacking police was shot dead by a Los Angeles officer in the emergency room after he swung a metal stool and grabbed for an officer’s gun, authorities said. |
| Ruben José Herrera, 26, of Torrance, died on Saturday afternoon at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in suburban Los Angeles, the county coroner’s office said on Sunday. | Ruben José Herrera, 26, of Torrance, died on Saturday afternoon at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in suburban Los Angeles, the county coroner’s office said on Sunday. |
| Authorities brought Herrera to the hospital 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 on Saturday morning, police commander Phil Tingirides said. | Authorities brought Herrera to the hospital 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 on Saturday morning, police commander Phil Tingirides said. |
| During the initial struggle, Herrera kicked and punched the officers and knocked a stun gun out of one officer’s hand, Tingirides said. More officers were called, and they subdued Herrera. | During the initial struggle, Herrera kicked and punched the officers and knocked a stun gun out of one officer’s hand, Tingirides said. More officers were called, and they subdued Herrera. |
| When he was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Herrera was initially cooperative with two officers assigned to take him into custody. | When he was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Herrera was initially cooperative with two officers assigned to take him into custody. |
| He was handcuffed to a gurney, Tingirides said. After medical staff cleared Herrera to be taken to jail, officers briefly unshackled him from the gurney to handcuff him again for transport, lieutenant John Jenal said. | |
| That was when the man picked up the metal stool and began swinging it, Tingirides said. | That was when the man picked up the metal stool and began swinging it, Tingirides said. |
| Nurses and doctors in the emergency room told investigators that one of the officers tried to subdue the man with a stun gun, but it wasn’t effective. When Herrera tried to reach for an officer’s gun, the officer’s partner shot him, the witnesses said. | Nurses and doctors in the emergency room told investigators that one of the officers tried to subdue the man with a stun gun, but it wasn’t effective. When Herrera tried to reach for an officer’s gun, the officer’s partner shot him, the witnesses said. |
| “One round was fired,” Tingirides said. | “One round was fired,” Tingirides said. |
| The hospital staff immediately began to treat Herrera’s gunshot wound, but he died in the emergency room, Tingirides said. | The hospital staff immediately began to treat Herrera’s gunshot wound, but he died in the emergency room, Tingirides said. |