California hospital on lockdown as shooting erupts outside
A California hospital was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after a cops opened fire on a machete-wielding man in a bizarre standoff that occurred just outside Long Beach.
The confrontation began late just after 10 a.m. when the Long Beach Fire Department reported a car following an LBFD vehicle and brake checking the LBFD vehicle near the intersection of East Willow and Palo Verde in Los Alamitos, authorities said.
The fire department called Long Beach police reporting a possible DUI and road rage incident. Police arrived and attempted a traffic stop of the suspect.
A California hospital was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after a cops opened fire on a machete-wielding man in a bizarre standoff that occurred just outside Long Beach.ON SCENE TV
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The shooting occurred near UCI Health — Los Alamitos.Googlemaps
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The confrontation began late just after 10 a.m. when the Long Beach Fire Department reported a car following an LBFD vehicle and brake checking the LBFD vehicle near the intersection of East Willow and Palo Verde in Los Alamitos, authorities said.FOX LA
The driver fled, heading east toward UCI Health — Los Alamitos at Katella Avenue and East Willow.
After a short pursuit, the suspect exited his car near UCI Health medical center. He was armed with a machete. Police called in a SWAT team and a standoff ensued until officers opened fire near the intersection of East Willow and Cherry, just outside hospital grounds.
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No LBPD officers were injured in the incident.
Footage from the scene appeared to show a suspect fleeing from cops as they fired on him just feet away from the campus.
The driver fled, heading east toward UCI Health — Los Alamitos at Katella Avenue and East Willow.FOX LA
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Los Alamitos Police Department’s Support Services Manager Robert Acosta told NBC that
crisis negotiators tried to convince the suspect to surrender.
When he did not, the Los Alamitos police fired on him with non-lethal weapons, similar to bean bags, unsuccessfully, Acosta said.
The man then began moving toward the officers, which prompted police to open fire, police said. The suspect was taken to the UCI Medical Center in critical condition.
