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CERRITOS, Calif. () — A man armed with a knife was shot and killed at a restaurant inside a busy shopping center in Cerritos on Sunday afternoon, authorities say.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department source told Eyewitness News that a person with a concealed carry permit shot and killed someone armed with a knife at Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que. The source said an off-duty officer was present and witnessed the shooting, but did not fire their weapon.
The man with the knife reportedly stabbed himself before walking into the restaurant, according to the source.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies responded to a shooting in the 11000 block of South Street at approximately 2:12 p.m., and a victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Eyewitness News spoke to an employee who described a graphic scene, saying that what he saw was straight out of a horror film.
“I just saw a guy run in the restaurant with his throat slit, and he had a knife. Once he went to the main dining area with all the guests, I guess there was another guest that was sitting down. He pointed a gun at him, told him to put the knife down, the guy kept walking toward him like Michael Myers. He shot him,” the employee recalled.
AIR7 video from above the scene shows a large police presence. The restaurant is inside a large shopping center right off the 605 Freeway.
Homicide investigators and the sheriff’s department deputies have the restaurant blocked off as the investigation continues. Witnesses and employees were being questioned.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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