Man shot by LAPD hit woman, stabbed man during chase, police say

L.A. law enforcement officials shot a person Tuesday close to an East Hollywood Metro station. Earlier than the confrontation, officers stated Wednesday, the suspect assaulted a 74-year-old lady and stabbed a person whereas officers had been giving chase.

The suspect, recognized in an LAPD assertion as Mason Todd Swenor, 23, of Glendale, Ariz., survived the taking pictures. He was booked on suspicion of tried homicide.

About 9:40 a.m. Tuesday on the Vermont/Beverly Metro station, an 18-year-old man knowledgeable LAPD transit police {that a} man had brandished a knife at him, police officers stated.

The person confirmed cellphone photos of the suspect to police and advised them the path through which he’d run.

Officers adopted and approached Swenor, who was allegedly armed with a knife, on an higher degree of the station and advised him to drop the knife.

Swenor ran to a increased degree, the place he hit a 74-year-old lady within the head with an unknown object, the LAPD stated.

Swenor made it to the road degree of the station, the place he allegedly stabbed a 61-year-old man within the left shoulder earlier than fleeing right into a parking zone within the 300 block of North Vermont Avenue.

Video taken by a resident of the world and obtained by KTLA-TV Channel 5 confirmed police surrounding the suspect within the parking zone. Swenor may be seen dropping an object as he makes an attempt to cover behind a automotive.

The suspect may be seen selecting up the article earlier than once more working.

The LAPD stated Swenor “charged at one of many officers.”

Swenor was transported to a hospital, the place he was being handled for his accidents as of Wednesday afternoon.

The 74-year-old lady was handled at a hospital and launched, whereas the 61-year-old was hospitalized with a laceration. He was in steady situation, police stated.

The taking pictures is underneath investigation by the LAPD’s Power Investigation Division.