Deputy Kills Man Fleeing Crash

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man Saturday evening in a confrontation that erupted following a traffic accident in Lancaster, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

The deputy, whose identity was not released, arrived at the scene of a traffic accident near Eastside Park at 5th Street East and Ivyton Street where a man involved in a crash was attempting to flee the scene, Deputy Benita Hinojos said.

The deputy pursued the man and the chase evolved into a confrontation in the 500 block of East Kettering Street, where the deputy fatally shot the man. The dead man’s identity was not released, Hinojos said.

Further details of the confrontation were unavailable, Hinojos said.