LASD: Deputies in Norwalk open fire when SUV driver tries to run them over

A antheral was taken into custody aft Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies fired astatine his conveyance — without striking the operator — erstwhile helium allegedly tried to tally them implicit Sunday, Sept. 19, successful Norwalk, authorities said.

At 4:10 p.m., deputies responded to an incidental successful which an SUV had crashed into a obstruction successful the 12000 artifact of Foster Road, said Deputy Tracy Koerner, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department. The operator of the SUV was uncooperative and re-entered his car and refused to exit, Koerner said.

The operator past tried to fly successful the SUV and attempted to tally the deputies over, causing deputies to occurrence astatine his vehicle, Koerner said.

The operator was not struck by gunfire and was taken into custody. He was transported to a infirmary for injuries related to the archetypal crash, Koerner said.

Further identifying accusation for the operator was not instantly available. It wasn’t instantly known what charges helium whitethorn face.

Koerner said it besides was not instantly wide what caused the clang oregon wherefore the operator was uncooperative with deputies.

No deputies were injured during the incident, Koerner said.