Man Shot to Death inside Alhambra Police Station

LA Times with video

The man killed in the lobby of Alhambra police headquarters Friday brandished a knife before officers fatally shot him, said L.A. County sheriff's officials.

The man walked into the lobby about 7:30 a.m. carrying a black backpack, but when officers tried to speak to him in several different languages, he was unresponsive and incoherent, said officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The suspect eventually pulled out a large knife from his backpack and three of the five officers standing in the lobby shot the man, authorities said. 

I suppose this one doesn't count because the bad guy had a knife. But to me, it seems like another example of what the pro-gun fanatics often say never happens.

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Police Station Shooting

CBS Detroit reports

Investigators say the gunman who opened fire inside the Inskter Police Station late Friday night was found dead just moments after the shooting.

Police say the incident happened around 11:50 p.m., when several individuals walked into the station to file a police report. Lt. Jeffery Smith said the residents were reporting that their dog had been stolen by a man who tried to run them off the road.

As police were collecting details, the man who allegedly stole the victims’ dog entered the station and fired two rounds in the lobby before fleeing the scene. No one was injured.

Smith said the suspect was found a short time later in a neighboring city.

“Garden City police ended up spotting a vehicle that matched the description and attempted to stop that vehicle for investigative purposes. The vehicle came to a slow, rolling stop and officers discovered when they approached that the driver was deceased from an apparent gunshot wound, self-inflicted,” Smith said

Pretty wild story. What do you make of it?

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