Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Bell

A knife-wielding man provoked Bell police before officers fatally shot him near a convenience store Thursday morning, authorities said.

Bell police officers and and one Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy responded to calls of a domestic dispute at a convenience store in the 7100 block of Atlantic Avenue about 8 a.m. They found a man armed with a knife, the sheriff’s department said.

Authorities said the man refused to comply with verbal commands, and as the suspect advanced toward the officers with the knife, they opened fire. The sheriff’s deputy at the scene was not involved in the shooting.

The 36-year-old man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities said a preliminary investigation indicated domestic violence and battery occurred between a man and a woman at a restaurant in the 4500 block of Florence Avenue. The man assaulted the woman, then walked next door to the convenience store, the sheriff’s department said.

The woman, who had a child with her, followed the suspect to the store and the dispute continued, leading to the 911 calls.

The slain man’s identity had not been released, pending family notification. Authorities said the relationship between the woman and the man is unclear.

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