Deputies Shoot, Wound Man in Lakewood

Sheriff's deputies shot and wounded a man in Lakewood on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

The shooting took place at 2:34 p.m. in the 12400 block of 215th Street, according to a news release by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputies went to the location after receiving a call that an estranged family member refused to leave a house.

When police arrived, the 50-year-old man approached them from across the street, with a knife in his hand. Police fired at the man after they say he refused orders to drop the knife.

He was struck multiple times in the upper torso and taken to a hospital, where he was in fair condition.

No deputies were hurt, officials said. The knife was recovered at the scene

Michael Larkin contributed to this story.
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