Person With Sword Shot by Police at Church of Scientology in Inglewood; 2 Officers Struck by Gunfire

[oldsoftie]

Source: KTLA News

A sword-wielding suspect was shot and critically injured by police and two officers were injured during a shooting at a Church of Scientology in Inglewood Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The incident was reported at the church about 3:30 p.m. at 315 Market St., Inglewood Police Lt. Neal Cochran told KTLA.

The person entered the location with a sword and possibly a gun, Cochran said. As police responded, two officers were shot, one in the hand and one in the arm, and the person with the sword was shot in the head, police said.

The person, described only as an Asian male, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Scott Elliott told KTLA.

Read more: https://ktla.com/2019/03/27/person-with-sword-killed-2-officers-shot-after-incident-at-church-of-scientology-in-inglewood/

[htuttle]

1. Probably Koga ninja

[TygrBright]

2. "Suspect" of what? What did they suspect the guy with sword of...? n/t

[dewsgirl]

4. Suspected of being a lunatic with a sword.

[oldsoftie]

6. Dont know if it was your intent, but that was hilarious.

[dewsgirl]

7. It was.😄

[Blue_Tires]

8. What do you mean?

This looks very much like a "Hello, 911? Some weirdo brandishing a gun and a sword has barged onto our office!"

What else do you need?

[jmowreader]

5. I know a guy who would do exactly this, but he's not an "Asian male"

There's a sovereign citizen in the LA Basin by the name of Christopher Alyre Fleming. He's been locked up about 100 times for various acts of self-debasement. (Go to YouTube and search for his name.)

Unfortunately for this story, Christopher is a 6-foot-tall white male with a shaved head, about a gallon of tattoo ink spread out over his body, and about a 29-inch waistline.

[oldsoftie]

9. I did. And you're right. You know this guy? WHats his deal? Is he crazy or a fame seeker?

[jmowreader]

19. I don't know him personally, but have spoken to people who do

They report he's a little of both, but he leans toward the crazy.

[RhodeIslandOne]

13. Sadly sword wielding idiots in LA aren't totally rare

I seem to remember some porn star going crazy with a sword and being shot by cops.

[Ferrets are Cool]

10. God, I hate shitty reporting...

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"Possibly a gun"? "two officers shot"? So, let me guess based on the information I have at hand. A cos-playing asian american was walking around pretending to be Kirito and cops were called. They immediately assumed he was a danger to the community because he was not white and after surrounding him, began shooting. In the melee, they shot the menace to society in the head and also shot several other officers who were in the circular arrangement. There will be NO video of the shooting.

[RHMerriman]

23. melee is a fight or conflict

Malay is an ethnicity in Malaysia.

[Ferrets are Cool]

25. Damned spell check. LOL Thank you

[chowder66]

11. Again? Happened in Hollywood years back

in 2008

Police said a man who waved a pair of Samurai swords on the grounds of a Hollywood Scientology building had a "previous relationship" to the church, but released little other information about the man shot and killed by a security guard.
The unidentified man, described as being in his 40s, approached three guards Sunday in the parking lot of the Scientology Celebrity Centre, Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Terry S. Hara said.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sword-wielder-killed-at-scientology-center/

[RKP5637]

12. Letting his sword hang out in church, not a good idea.

[quickesst]

14. The Scientology organization is not a church....

.... It's a cult. A dangerous cult that unfortunately, is deemed legitimate by our government. Like Elvis Presley is supposed to have once said, "Fuck those people," said Elvis Presley following a meeting with Scientologists. "All they want is my money." Which makes Elvis Presley a hell of a lot smarter than Tom Cruise or John Travolta

[Codeine]

17. Every church is a dangerous cult. nt

[quickesst]

22. The Church of Scientology....

.....is in a league all its own. You can't possibly compare it to the family who goes to church on Sunday, and the kids go to Sunday school. They pay their little five or $10 tithe or donation, get out of church, and go eat dinner. The rest of the week mom and dad or both go to work, the kids go to school engaging in normal activities that most people engage in during the week. Scientology is none of that. They destroy countless lives, tear families apart, take all of their money and worldly goods, use those people for slave labor, and all for the benefit of a few. That doesn't even compare with a couple of hours lost on Sunday, and a few bucks in the plate.

[EarthFirst]

15. Yet this is deemed perfect acceptable behavior:

[RHMerriman]

24. Not in California

Not in California.

Try that in a populated locale and the constabulary will call down a SWAT team upon your moronic selves...

[DFW]

16. Is the NRA getting innovative?

If the cops were battling a guy with a sword, and both cops got shot, that must be one HELL of a sword. If you aren't close enough to your enemy, press a button and it fires bullets too? They sure didn't have THOSE in "SHOGUN."

Or is it that the cops were so busy shooting that they didn't realize that shooting in every which direction might include themselves?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

18. Article says he was driving a white Bentley car.

One would normally assume anyone who can afford to drive a Bentley would know it's not wise to brandish a Samurai sword out of the scabbard in public.

Especially not wise to keep doing that after cops show up..... .....

[Sapient Donkey]

20. Did the cops shoot each other?

I ask because of the primary focus on the sword and the use of the word "possibly" had a gun. If he shot the cops, then it's not that he possibly had a gun. How can they be unsure?

[Woodycall]

21. I'm still processing...

"Person With SWORD - Shot by POLICE - at CHURCH of Scientology"