3 Stabbed In Skid Row Officer-Involved Shooting
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Three people were stabbed in a fight on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles before a suspect was shot in an officer-involved shooting Friday, police said.
The shooting occurred around noon in the area of Fifth and San Julian streets, according to Tony Im of the LAPD's Media Relations Section.
There was no immediate confirmation on the suspect's condition, but three stabbing victims were hospitalized, KNX 1070's Pete Demetriou reported.
#LAPD #OIS Multiple stabbing suspect on Skid Row confronted, shot, wounded by LAPD .3 stab victims in hospital, suspect condition unknown pic.twitter.com/pqzeo3A9HH
— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete) April 7, 2017
Paramedics were also dispatched to Fifth and San Pedro streets, where one person was taken to a hospital.
The conditions of the victims were unknown.
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