Police fatally shoot stabbing suspect near Denny's parking lot in Reseda
One person is dead and another critically injured after a confrontation near a Denny's restaurant led police to open fire in Reseda on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the 7600 block of Reseda Boulevard about 11:10 a.m. after receiving multiple reports of a man armed with a knife acting hostile at the location, according to a statement.
Upon arrival, officers came in contact with the suspect and initially fired a less-than-lethal round to no effect, according to LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton.
It was then that they opened fire, killing the suspect, who has since been identified as 44-year-old Meyvic Arreola.
Officers recovered the knife at the scene.
The person who was wounded by the suspect during the fight was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Los Angeles Fire Department.
An investigation of the shooting is underway.
