LASD releases bodycam video of armed man fatally shot after backing onto deputy vehicle

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department just released bodycam video of a March 19 deputy shooting that left a suspect dead after he backed his car onto a deputy vehicle and charged toward deputies while holding a knife. 

Deputies from the Lakewood Sheriff's Station responded to a call in the evening, March 19, from a Lakewood home of a restraining order violation and deputies started following a man in his vehicle for violating the order.

At the intersection of Artesia Boulevard and Downey Avenue, as a deputy cruiser pulled behind the suspect's car, the suspect accelerated in reverse, backing his car on top of the cruiser.

The suspect then got out of his car, and charged deputies with a knife and a deputy fired at the suspect.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene and a knife was recovered at the scene.

One deputy was taken to the hospital for injuries.

As part of the law, critical incident videos, like law enforcement shootings, must be released 45 days after the incident.

Anyone with information about this shooting was asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous call can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or sent here.