Overview
- The episode began when Long Beach officers saw a driver acting erratically while holding a machete and followed him in a pursuit that ended near UCI Health in Los Alamitos.
- Officers and crisis negotiators tried to get the man to surrender and then fired less-lethal rounds before officers shot him after he advanced toward police with the weapon.
- Multiple agencies including Los Alamitos, Long Beach and Cypress responded and officials say officers from at least two agencies fired but have not yet identified which shots were fatal.
- The suspect was taken to UCI Medical Center in critical condition and was reported to be in surgery while the hospital campus remained on lockdown for several hours for safety.
- An internal officer-involved shooting probe led by Los Alamitos police is underway and the case will be reviewed by prosecutors with investigators examining video, witness accounts and use-of-force procedures.