Crime & Safety
UPDATED Tarzana: Police Shoot Man Threatening to Kill Himself and One Other
Police respond to a report of a man threatening to kill himself with a shotgun. A woman was also reportedly at the residence.
A man in his 70s was wounded in an officer-involved shooting in Tarzana today after he allegedly armed himself with a knife and a long gun and threatened to kill a woman and himself, police said.
Officers were first called around 5:10 p.m. to a home in the 5200 block of Mecca Avenue just south of Ventura Boulevard to investigate a man in his 70s who was armed with a knife and threatening to kill himself and a woman, said Los Angeles police Detective Gus Villanueva.
About 10 minutes later, police received additional information that the man was armed with a shotgun, Villanueva said.
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The man was wounded in an officer-involved shooting around 5:35 p.m. and was taken to a hospital for treatment, Villanueva said, adding that the suspect's condition was unavailable.
There were no immediate reports of injuries to officers, he said.
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Video from the scene showed the man on the ground with officers standing nearby. After the man was taken from the scene, a shotgun or rifle could be seen in the grass outside a house.
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