"A son apparently stabbed his father to death with scissors in Lake Balboa on Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, then was fatally shot by Los Angeles police, authorities said. Around 8:10 a.m. officers responded to a home in the 17200 block of Valerio Street for a report of a man experiencing a mental-health crisis who had previously been violent toward family members, police said."
"When officers arrived, they heard a fight inside the residence. They forced entry and found the adult son assaulting his father. An officer-involved shooting occurred, and the son was struck by gunfire and taken into custody, police said. Officers provided aid to the suspect and the victim, who was suffering from apparent stab wounds. Paramedics pronounced both the father, believed to be 62-years-old, and the 40-year-old son dead at the scene, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz said."
Early on Dec. 3, around 8:10 a.m., Los Angeles police responded to a home on the 17200 block of Valerio Street in Lake Balboa for a report of a man experiencing a mental-health crisis and prior violence toward family. Officers heard a fight inside, forced entry, and found an adult son assaulting his father. The son reportedly stabbed the father with scissors, and an officer-involved shooting occurred in which the son was struck by gunfire and taken into custody. Officers and paramedics provided aid, but both the father, believed to be 62, and the 40-year-old son were pronounced dead at the scene. Scissors were collected as evidence.
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