LAPD Cop Shoots Woman As She Charges Towards Him With Metal Pipe
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August 8,2023
Los Angeles, California — On July 9, 2023, at around 8:30am, West Valley Division officers responded to multiple radio calls that were generated for an “ADW†(Assault with a Deadly Weapon) suspect that assaulted several victims in the area of Reseda Boulevard and Hatteras Street. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Jessica Brown, assaulted 4 victims along Reseda Boulevard. Those unsuspecting victims sustained serious head and face injuries, two of which remain hospitalized in stable condition. When officers arrived to the area of the call, they encountered Brown near the parking lot of a gas station at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard and Burbank Boulevard armed with a metal pipe. As Brown held the pipe and advanced toward the officers, they deployed a taser and 40mm foam baton round and an officer-involved shooting occurred. The metal pipe was determined to be a metal dumbbell bar, approximately 14 inches long. Brown was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased. Additional investigation has revealed that Brown was a suspect in similar incidents that occurred a day prior to this incident, resulting in four victims. A mother and child were in a parked vehicle when the suspect smashed the windows. Two males were also struck with a similarly described weapon, one in the head causing a cut, and the other in the arm. Both declined medical treatment. No officers were injured during this encounter.
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