Weapon-wielding suspect dead after deputy-involved shooting in Lake Elsinore

Saturday, November 16, 2019
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (KABC) -- A weapon-wielding suspect was killed during a deputy-involved shooting in Lake Elsinore Saturday evening, authorities said.

Deputies responded to a call of a man brandishing a weapon in the 300 block of Ash Street shortly before 5:30 p.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. When the suspect failed to drop the weapon and follow their commands, a deputy-involved shooting occurred, authorities said.

Officials have not said what kind of weapon the suspect had but at least one deputy opening fire.
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The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
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