One person is dead and three others were injured in a stabbing and officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon just off Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, officials said. Firefighters responded to the incident at 1:58 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Cahuenga Boulevard, near a large entertainment hub and the CNN news headquarters in Hollywood, said Margaret Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The police shooting occurred at a Jack in the Box in the 6400 block Sunset Boulevard, near Ivar Avenue, according to Josh Rubenstein, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. CNN correspondent Maeve Reston, a former Los Angeles Times reporter, tweeted that a person ran down Sunset Boulevard and tried to stab people outside the CNN office. UPDATES:3:05 p.m.: This article was updated with a tweet from CNN correspondent Maeve Reston, who is a former Los Angeles Times reporter, and details about the police shooting.
Source: Los Angeles Times January 31, 2017 22:41 UTC