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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.

Larry's out at the scene of a shooting that appraently involved an off-duty sheriff's deputy on the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway. He reports from the Metro Station in the middle of lanes that the eastbound freeway is closed at Crenshaw Boulevard as police continue to investigate the shooting that occurred just before 8 a.m.

A press conference is scheduled soon, but he's hearing that this may have been a road rage incident that moved to the side. The second person apparently produced a knife and the deputy allegedly shot him. We're checking on this and will have confirmation shortly.

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