UPDATE: Man shot by deputy on Century Freeway identified
The Sheriff's Department just identified the man who allegedly attacked an off-duty Lennox sheriff's deputy on the Century Freeway in Hawthorne this morning.
His name is Jose Antonio Ruiz, 19, of Inglewood. Ruiz, who was shot at least once when he allegedly confronted the deputy with a knife, remains hospitalized following surgery. He has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer.
The freeway, by the way, is wide open.
His name is Jose Antonio Ruiz, 19, of Inglewood. Ruiz, who was shot at least once when he allegedly confronted the deputy with a knife, remains hospitalized following surgery. He has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer.
The freeway, by the way, is wide open.
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