By Police1 Staff
LOS ANGELES — A knife-wielding suspect was fatally shot by police Tuesday after he stabbed three people.
According to Fox News, police received reports of a man with a knife at a local Jack in the Box and responded to the scene.
The suspect’s rampage left two people in critical condition and one with non-life-threatening injuries.
Described as a man in his 30s, the suspect stabbed a bicyclist then ran down the street, the LA Times reported.
A CNN building is on the same block as the restaurant. CNN reporter Maeve Reston tweeted that before police responded, the suspect “tried to come into our fave coffee place w/ his knife, but customer held glass door shut, blocking him.”
After unsuccessfully entering the coffee shop, the man ran into the Jack in the Box where he stabbed another man, according to the LA Times.
Police rushed into the fast-food restaurant as the suspect stabbed a third person.
Officers attempted to use a TASER before opening fire.
Police do not know the motive behind the stabbings, but witnesses said the suspect appeared mentally unstable, according to the report.
An investigation is ongoing.
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