Sheriff's deputy fatally shoots burglary suspect in Lynwood

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man suspected of breaking into a Lynwood-area business, officials said Saturday.

An informant flagged down two deputies about 11 p.m. Friday, saying someone was breaking into the business on Atlantic Avenue, said L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Art Spencer.

One of the deputies saw a man come through the broken window while reaching for what appeared to be a weapon in his waistband, Spencer said.

"Fearing that the suspect was arming himself and fearing for his safety, the deputy fired one round," Spencer said.

Deputies discovered the man had been reaching for an 8-inch piece of jagged concrete, Spencer said. The man died at a hospital, he said.

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