Critical Incident Briefing Presentation NA18138ml

WHAT: Van Nuys Critical Incident Briefing Presentation

WHEN: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 8:30 a.m.

WHERE: Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters (Compstat Room) 100 West 1st Street Los Angeles, California 90012

WHO: LAPD Chief Michel Moore

DETAILS: On June 16, 2018, around 1:10 p.m., LAPD Communications Division received a 9-1-1 call reporting a man with a large knife assaulting a woman outside a homeless outreach center located on the 6400 block of Tyrone Avenue in Van Nuys.

LAPD patrol officers assigned to Van Nuys Division quickly responded to the outreach center and located a man, later identified as Guillermo Perez, holding a large serrated knife. Perez approached the officers as they emerged from their vehicles and the officers immediately attempted to de-escalate the situation by verbally directing Perez to drop the knife. Perez, however, ignored the officers’ directions and continued to approach.

An officer equipped with a less-lethal, beanbag shotgun fired at Perez who deflected two of the rounds using a folding chair and then ran in the opposite direction. As Perez ran from the officers he grabbed a woman standing next to a nearby building. Perez then pushed the woman in between himself and the officers, raised the serrated knife, and pressed it against the woman’s neck. At this point three officers fired their handguns at Perez who was hit by the gun fire and fell to the ground. Tragically, Perez’s hostage was also struck by gunfire and collapsed.

CONTACT: For further information, contact the LAPD Media Relations Section at (213) 486-5910.