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Los Angeles police on Sunday fatally shot a woman in Tarzana who, armed with a metal dumbbell bar, was suspected of attacking eight people over the weekend, according to officials.
The woman, who was in her 30s, assaulted four people Sunday who sustained serious head and face injuries, LAPD officials tweeted Sunday night. Two remained hospitalized in stable condition late Sunday evening.
On Saturday, her suspected victims included two males who were hit with a metal bar, one in the head and the other in the arm. Both declined medical treatment. The other two, a mother and her child, were parked in a vehicle when the suspect smashed the windows, police said.
When officers arrived around 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard and Hatteras Street, they encountered a woman holding a 14-inch metal bar, according to Officer Rosario Cervantes, an LAPD spokesperson.
A woman who was fatally shot Sunday by Los Angeles police used a metal dumbbell bar as a weapon, authorities said.
(Los Angeles Police Department )
During the confrontation, near the parking lot of a gas station, the woman advanced toward the officers holding the metal bar, according to police. Officers deployed a stun gun and fired a “nonlethal foam round” before shooting the woman, police said.
The suspect was taken to a local hospital, where she died, police said. She has not been identified.
No officers were injured during the encounter.
“This is an ongoing investigation as detectives will review body worn video, any surveillance video and interview witnesses and involved officers,” the LAPD tweeted.
Times staff writer Jack Dolan contributed to this report.
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