PARAMOUNT >> Sheriff’s deputies shot and wounded a driver in Paramount as he struck a deputy with a car while a passenger brandished a handgun Saturday night, authorities said.
The deputy-involved shooting took place about 9:25 p.m. Saturday in a residential neighborhood along Somerset Boulevard, just north of Myrrh Street, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies assigned to the sheriff’s Lakewood Station spotted a speeding car and began following it, Deputy Lisa Jansen of the sheriff’s Information Bureau said in a written statement. The car, which contained three men, pulled halfway into driveway and came to a stop.
Deputies approached the car and saw the front passenger, a 34-year-old man, pointing a handgun at them, Jansen said.
“At the same time, the driver of the car started to back up, striking one of the deputies with the passenger’s side of the car. At that point, a deputy-involved shooting occurred.”
The car sped off but quickly crashed into another vehicle, officials said. The driver, a 32-year-old man, and a rear passenger, a 24-year-old man, surrendered following the crash, Jansen said. The driver had been shot in the leg.
The front passenger who brandished the gun ran from the car, but ultimately surrendered to deputies as well. His gun was not recovered, Jansen said.
The wounded suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment. The deputy struck by the suspect’s car was treated at a hospital and had been released Sunday.
All three suspects were booked on suspicion of assault on a peace officer, Jansen said.
No further details were available.