Man shot on Century Freeway in Hawthorne can't provide any answers
It remained a mystery today why a 19-year-old Inglewood man allegedly tried to crash into an off-duty sheriff's deputy Tuesday on the Century Freeway in Hawthorne and then attacked him with a knife on the shoulder.
The deputy, who was on his way home from the Lennox sheriff's station — shot Jose Antonio Ruiz, 19, because he feared for his life.
Ruiz, who was wounded in the upper body, survived and remains hospitalized. He’s been arrested on suspicion of attempting to kill a cop.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Gene Okada said today that investigators tried talking to Ruiz, but he was so heavily sedated they were unable to glean anything from him.
“We have no idea what prompted this incident and why this went on,” Okada said. “We just know the outcome of it."
Until Ruiz can answer some questions, no one will know what was on his mind.
“There’s nothing to indicate that he knew that he was a cop or anything like that,” Okada said. “There’s no rhyme or reason on this one.”
The deputy, who was on his way home from the Lennox sheriff's station — shot Jose Antonio Ruiz, 19, because he feared for his life.
Ruiz, who was wounded in the upper body, survived and remains hospitalized. He’s been arrested on suspicion of attempting to kill a cop.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Gene Okada said today that investigators tried talking to Ruiz, but he was so heavily sedated they were unable to glean anything from him.
“We have no idea what prompted this incident and why this went on,” Okada said. “We just know the outcome of it."
Until Ruiz can answer some questions, no one will know what was on his mind.
“There’s nothing to indicate that he knew that he was a cop or anything like that,” Okada said. “There’s no rhyme or reason on this one.”
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The poor sheriff he was in his rights these people now a days drive crazy...The sheriff must protect him self.That bad man who try to hurt the sheriff should go to jail.