Man Gets Shot While Holding His Mother Hostage At Knifepoint

(Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Los Angeles, California On October 13, 2021, around 5:50 a. m., LAPD Pacific Patrol Division officers responded to calls reporting the suspect, later identified as 36yearold Carlos Arias, threatening a female family member with a knife. As officers approached the apartment where Arias and the woman were, they heard a woman yelling in distress. Fearing for the safety of the woman, they forced entry into the apartment. Inside the apartment they saw Arias armed with a knife, swinging it at the woman; at that time there was an OfficerInvolved Shooting. Arias was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The knife Arias was armed with was recovered at scene. The woman, later identified as Arias mother, was not injured an no officers were injured during the incident. Donate to PoliceActivity: Like us on Facebook: