Sheriff’s Deputies Involved in Shooting Incident in Avocado Heights, According to LASD

Hospitalization Follows Deputy-Involved Shooting in Avocado Heights

A man was hospitalized Sunday evening after being struck by gunfire from deputies in the Avocado Heights neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The shooting occurred around 5:50 p.m. near a Jack in the Box restaurant on Workman Mill Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies provided immediate assistance to the injured man before he was transported to a hospital. His current condition remains undisclosed.

Details surrounding the circumstances that led to the shooting have not been made public, leaving questions about the events that prompted the gunfire. Aerial footage from NewsChopper4 captured the scene, revealing investigators examining multiple bullet holes in the restaurant’s exterior.

Fortunately, no deputies were reported injured during the incident. The Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, alongside the Internal Affairs Bureau, is conducting a thorough investigation into the shooting.