Sheriff: Deputies Shoot Armed Man Found Spray-Painting Wall
POSTED: 6:46 am PDT August 14, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- A man who fired on sheriff's deputies as they caught him spray-painting a wall in the unincorporated City Terrace area was critically wounded when they fired back, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported Tuesday. The shooting occurred at 11:59 p.m. Monday in the 1200 block of North Herbert Ave., just north of the San Bernardino (10) Freeway, said Deputy Bill Brauberger. The suspect, described only as a man, was spray-painting a wall when deputies confronted him, he said. As they approached, the man dropped the paint can, produced a handgun and fired at the deputies, Brauberger said, adding that at least one round struck the rear window of their patrol vehicle. Deputies fired back, hitting the man at least once in the upper body, he said. The man was transported to a hospital in critical condition, he said. No deputy was injured. The man's handgun was recovered at the scene, Brauberger said. His name was not immediately released.
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