The shooting happened around 4:29 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at a restaurant at 2427 E. Avenue S, Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. [KTLA has video from the scene. View it here.]
Witnesses told reporters at the scene the suspect first crashed a car into a nearby Carl’s restaurant before heading to McDonald’s, witnesses told authorities.
The man took off his clothes before he went into the McDonald’s where he stabbed a man, Koerner said.
“The suspect then exited the business and was confronted by an armed security guard,” Koerner said. “The suspect assaulted the security guard, who in turn, fired at least one round, striking the suspect in the upper torso.”
The wounded suspect was pronounced dead at a hospital, the deputy said. The man who was stabbed was hospitalized with stable vital signs.
A knife was recovered at the scene, Koerner said.
It’s unknown why the man attacked the restaurant patrons but the investigation in continuing, he said.
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stacey says
was this man identified?
Palmdale native says
It is unclear why thean exited his vehicle and stabbed… No it is clear.. He was in Palmdale.
Security guards on every corner in the AV, a good idea. Takes pressure off the cops.
One day at a time says
Good makes me feel safe ! Good job to the security guard !!!!
Alby says
I wonder how many quarter pounders got regurgitated from the sight of a naked man in a McDonald’s dining room?
Lucky to be alive says
Well, I am glad LASD didn’t shoot this guy. It would all have been a conspiracy between crooked cops with a resulting cover-up. At least according to all the police bashers out there.
Tim Scott says
Rams car into Carl’s Jr and then attacks McDonald’s with a knife. Seems likely that Burger King is behind this…
Trumpist#1 says
LOL.
East Palmdale gets crazier by the day.
Ronald McDonald says
i’m lovin’ it.
mark says
Wayne, most of the shopping complex’s have a security guard the patrols all the business’s . micky D’s doesn’t have its own.
Wayne says
Left Palmdale in 1977 to join the Military and did not move back. Still have family still living there. I have a question, when did McDonald’s start to have armed Security?
REMREM says
A year or two ago some Black guy walked into that McDonalds and walked in behind some other Black guy eating there and shot him in the head assassination style. This McD’s has a bad rep already. My friends finance was there at the McD’s that day and saw the whole murder, and even today she won’t go anywhere near that part of town.