UPDATE: Shooting in Hawthorne Closes Freeway
Larry got more details about the shooting on the Century(105) Freeway. Basically, the deputy assigned to the Lennox Sheriff's Station had just left work about 8 a.m. He was on the freeway headed east from Hawthorne Boulevard when another motorist began driving erratically - moving in and out of lanes, slowing down. The unidentified deputy, in a private car, thought he hit the other vehicle, and pulled over to the side to check out his car. The other motorist also pulled over and allegedly came at the deputy with a knife. The deputy identified himself and ordered him to put down the knife. When he didn't comply, the deputy fired,hitting him in the upper torso.
The wounded man is 19 years old from Inglewood. He was taken to a hospital and expected to survive.
No one would confirm whether this was a road rage incident, or something else - like intoxication or if the other driver was possibly following the deputy. Larry is returning to the newsroom and should have a more complete story up on www.dailybreeze.com soon.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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