Man Armed With Knife Shot by LAPD in Hotel Lobby

LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES, June 17 (KNN) – A male armed with a knife was shot by Los Angeles police officers in the lobby of a hotel in the Little Tokyo neighborhood within Downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Police Department Central units responded to a call Sunday morning around 3:30 a.m. regarding a male threatening with a knife inside the lobby of the Miyako Hotel Los Angeles in the 300 block of East 1st Street.

When officers arrived on scene, they observed a man with a knife inside the lobby of the hotel. He refused commands given by officers at which time, an officer-involved shooting occurred, according to Commanding Officer Elaine Morales with LAPD Central Division.

Officers fired at least two shots, wounding the the suspect in the arm.

He was transported to a local hospital and is reported to be in stable condition, said Morales.

LAPD Force Investigation Division is handling the investigation. No one was injured at the hotel.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN