LONG BEACH -- A woman who stabbed a man was shot by police after a stun gun and repeated orders for her to drop her weapon failed to stop her attack, police said Thursday.
Deputy Police Chief Robert Luna said the incident began shortly before 3 p.m. when a West Division Patrol Officer was dispatched to the 3100 block of Pine Avenue on an unknown trouble call.
During the emergency call dispatchers could hear a woman screaming and when the officer arrived on scene, within 4 minutes of the call for help, he saw a woman stabbing a man over and over.
"He was bleeding pretty good," said Luna, who described the weapon only as a sharp object.
The pair were standing in a driveway next to a home and when the officer asked the woman to stop she kept on with the attack, Luna said.
The officer then used his Taser, but the weapon appeared to have no effect on the woman who continued to stab the victim, Luna said.
"(The officer) immediately pulls out his gun and continues to tell her to to drop the object," Luna said. "She's not stopping and he opens fire and she goes down."
It was not clear Thursday how many shots were fired or where the suspect was hit, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Luna said the suspect, whose name was not available Thursday, was rushed to a local hospital and listed in extremely critical condition Thursday.
The officer who shot the suspect immediately began first-aid efforts on the victim, who was also taken to a local hospital and critical condition but stable.
Luna praised the efforts of the officer.
"If he hadn't gotten here as fast as he did and taken action as fast as he did she would have continued the attack and the victim could very well have died," the deputy chief said.
Luna said officers at the scene were expected to be there for several more hours as they searched for witnesses and gathered evidence at the scene.
The officer who shot the suspect was not hurt , the deputy chief said.
"Physically he appears to be OK," Luna said. "Obviously for an officer to be involved in a (shooting) that's pretty traumatic and we will make sure he sees the department's psychologist."
Police issued a Nixle alert Thursday afternoon warning motorists to avoid the area of Pine Avenue and 31st Street as police shut down portions of the neighborhood for their investigation.
The closure was expected to last several hours.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the Long Beach Police Department's Homicide Detail, at 562-570-7244, which investigates all the officer involved shootings within the department.
A separate investigation is typically done by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and, if either the suspect or victim succumb to their injuries, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department.
Deputy Police Chief Robert Luna said the incident began shortly before 3 p.m. when a West Division Patrol Officer was dispatched to the 3100 block of Pine Avenue on an unknown trouble call.
During the emergency call dispatchers could hear a woman screaming and when the officer arrived on scene, within 4 minutes of the call for help, he saw a woman stabbing a man over and over.
"He was bleeding pretty good," said Luna, who described the weapon only as a sharp object.
The pair were standing in a driveway next to a home and when the officer asked the woman to stop she kept on with the attack, Luna said.
The officer then used his Taser, but the weapon appeared to have no effect on the woman who continued to stab the victim, Luna said.
"(The officer) immediately pulls out his gun and continues to tell her to to drop the object," Luna said. "She's not stopping and he opens fire and she goes down."
It was not clear Thursday how many shots were fired or where the suspect was hit, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Luna said the suspect, whose name was not available Thursday, was rushed to a local hospital and listed in extremely critical condition Thursday.
The officer who shot the suspect immediately began first-aid efforts on the victim, who was also taken to a local hospital and critical condition but stable.
Luna praised the efforts of the officer.
"If he hadn't gotten here as fast as he did and taken action as fast as he did she would have continued the attack and the victim could very well have died," the deputy chief said.
Luna said officers at the scene were expected to be there for several more hours as they searched for witnesses and gathered evidence at the scene.
The officer who shot the suspect was not hurt , the deputy chief said.
"Physically he appears to be OK," Luna said. "Obviously for an officer to be involved in a (shooting) that's pretty traumatic and we will make sure he sees the department's psychologist."
Police issued a Nixle alert Thursday afternoon warning motorists to avoid the area of Pine Avenue and 31st Street as police shut down portions of the neighborhood for their investigation.
The closure was expected to last several hours.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the Long Beach Police Department's Homicide Detail, at 562-570-7244, which investigates all the officer involved shootings within the department.
A separate investigation is typically done by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and, if either the suspect or victim succumb to their injuries, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department.
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