BRIEFLY MAN WHO FIRED GUN KILLED BY OFFICER.A man who wounded three people while firing a semiautomatic weapon at a Concert was fatally shot by a police officer, authorities said Saturday. The gunman began shooting about 10:50 p.m. Friday at an Isley Brothers concert at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Sports Arena, prompting the on-duty officer, 25-year-old Adrian Chin, to fire. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police statements, Chin fired a second, fatal shot when the gunman pointed his weapon at the officer, who was ``in fear of his own life.'' The three people hit by gunfire were treated at local hospitals. One remained hospitalized in serious condition Saturday, authorities said. Chin, a four-year department veteran, was working special detail at the concert when he saw man firing a weapon near a concession area. The name of the gunman and other details were not released. -Daily News 2 suffer injuries in slashing attack Suspects attempted to cut the throat of one man and slashed the forehead of another Saturday morning in Pacoima, but the injuries are not life threatening, a police sergeant said. The attacks occurred about midnight at Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). and Fox Street where the suspects boxed in Adj. 1. boxed in - enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" boxed-in, boxed enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check a car, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Jim Brady. ``The suspects pinned in the car and some guys jumped out of the cars, pulled out the victims and stabbed them,'' he said. ``Then they jumped in the car and left.'' The victims were taken to Kaiser Permanente in Panorama City. -City News Service Car crash victim flown to hospital PALMDALE - A motorist was injured Saturday night and had to be airlifted to a hospital after he lost control of his car, causing it to overturn on a freeway near Palmdale, authorities said. The crash happened about 5:15 p.m. on the southbound Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. near Angeles Forest Highway The Angeles Forest Highway traverses the Angeles National Forest and connects the Los Angeles basin to the Antelope Valley by going up and over the San Gabriel Mountains. The highway is variously known as County Road N-3 or FH-59 or the Palmdale cutoff. It is about 25 miles long. , said California Highway Patrol Officer Richard Perez. The man was unconscious when emergency crews arrived, said Los Angeles County fire dispatch supervisor Art Marrujo. He was airlifted to Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center or simply Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) is a public hospital located in Lancaster, California. External links
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