Homeless man shot and killed by a security guard after he reportedly walked into a Target store and allegedly stabbed two people, including a 7-year-old boy, with a large butcher knife he grabbed off of a shelf, police say.
A homeless man has been shot and killed by a security guard after he reportedly walked into a Target store and stabbed two people, including a 7-year-old boy, with a large butcher knife he grabbed off of a shelf in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.
The incident occurred at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday evening at a Target near Figueroa and 7th Streets in Los Angeles, California, when police say the man entered the store and grabbed a butcher knife with a 9-inch blade off of a shelf before confronting the 7-year-old boy, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told the media following the incident." confronted him and told the young boy he was going to stab him and kill him," Moore said. "He repeated that more than once.
Following the initial stabbing, the suspect subsequently encountered a a group of women and stabbed a 25-year-old woman "brutally" in the chest, according to Moore.The boy suffered a deep wound to his back and shoulder area and fell to the floor after being stabbed, officials said.
The 7-year-old boy who was stabbed underwent surgery after the attack and is currently listed in stable condition, though he may have suffered potential neurological damage in the stabbing, officials said. The 25-year-old woman was also taken to hospital and underwent surgery for the deep stab wound to her chest. Authorities have not yet given an update on her condition but did confirm that the suspect had no relation to either of the victims involved in the stabbing.
The suspect who was shot by the security guard during the altercation was also taken to the hospital but died from the gunshot wound he sustained following the stabbings, police said.
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