Sheriff's detectives investigate fatal shooting of suspect by deputy in Azusa area
Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating a shooting involving a deputy that left one man dead after a car chase in Azusa.
The shooting occurred near the 1700 block of Orkney Street in the unincorporated section of Azusa – a city of about 45,000 east of L.A. in the San Gabriel Valley – after San Dimas station deputies pursued a stolen vehicle about 8:30 p.m., according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect crashed the car and fled to the backyard of a house on Orkney, according to the statement. A police dog then went after the suspect.
When deputies got the suspect to the ground, he grabbed one of the deputies' guns and fired several rounds, according to the statement.
No deputies were injured.
The suspect was shot several times by another deputy and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Posted by: TheBigPicture | November 06, 2009 at 11:05 AM
thats why I left los angeles, its become a police state. always having to look over your shoulder, not from crimals but from sheriffs...L.A. county sheriffs are the gangsters
Posted by: f.rod | November 06, 2009 at 02:15 PM
L.A.County Sheriffs are the real gangster...
Posted by: f.rod | November 06, 2009 at 02:17 PM
How can you say sheriffs are the real gangsters? The suspect grabbed an officers gun from him and fired several rounds. In that situation any of us would have done the same. The suspects death was his own fault not the officers. Stop trying to blame somebody else and advocate for guilty criminals. I'm glad morons like you don't live in LA, makes it a much better place and having great law enforcement officers makes it even better. Good Job Azusa P.D.
Posted by: LAWD | November 06, 2009 at 04:38 PM
TheBigPicture the cops shot a kid, show some respect, for the family members like me. that's someones son...
Posted by: hobo | November 07, 2009 at 01:03 AM
What ever it takes to keep the streets safe for us non-criminals.
Posted by: Fed Up | November 07, 2009 at 08:20 AM
Only people who should be nervous or looking over there shoulder about the Sheriff's or police is someone breaking the law. This fool was in a stolen car and fled when they tried to stop him. Why didn't he just give up when the police dog tracked him down. He won't be stealing cars anymore now.
Posted by: Derrick | November 07, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Someone's "son" who steals vehicles and god knows what else, runs from the police, and most likely gang affiliated. Oh boo hoo. All criminals should be dealt with like this. He didn't care about his victim, why should we care about him and/or his family - which, by the way, didn't do a very good job of raising a human being...
Posted by: RabidinL.A. | November 07, 2009 at 12:16 PM
As teachers, we see common patterns - the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. If parents continue to justify their children's negative choices and continue to blame others, their children will not learn to be responsible or accountable for their behavior. Thank you LA County Sheriff's Dept. for helping make law-abiding Azusa residents safer from another criminal.
Posted by: Flopsy Mopsy | November 08, 2009 at 08:30 AM
this is my friends boyfriend, and thats not what happened, he never took the gun from the police, i think its brutal what they did to him.
Posted by: Ian | November 10, 2009 at 05:18 PM