Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide detectives responded to the 10400 block of Enloe Street, South El Monte, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at approximately 12:47 p.m.
Detectives have learned that Temple Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a residence in the 10400 block of Enloe Street, South El Monte, regarding an “assault with a deadly weapon – now” call for service. The call additionally stated that a stabbing was in progress.
When the first deputy arrived on scene, he contacted a female in the street, the apparent victim of a stabbing, bleeding from the head.
The deputy’s attention was then directed to the suspect who was standing in a flower bed outside the front door to the residence, who appeared to be hacking repeatedly at something. In order to gain a better and unobstructed view of what the suspect was doing, the deputy moved closer onto the property and realized the suspect was hacking a male with a meat cleaver.
The deputy immediately ordered the suspect to stop and to drop the meat cleaver, but the suspect did not comply. The suspect then raised the meat cleaver and charged at the deputy, at which time a deputy-involved shooting occurred. Although the suspect was struck by gunfire and his attack appeared to come to a halt, he still refused to comply with the deputy’s orders to drop the meat cleaver, and as a second deputy arrived on scene, the suspect again charged both deputies with the meat cleaver in hand and a second deputy-involved shooting occurred.
The suspect’s attack was stopped and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The male victim who was being attacked by the suspect was also pronounced dead at the scene.
The female victim was transported to a local hospital for her injuries and is expected to survive.
It appears that the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Khong Kien Ma, was a neighbor of the victims, who are husband and wife. 59-year-old Chau Da Ngo, the husband, was killed in the attack. Autopsies are pending.
A large meat cleaver was recovered at the scene.
No deputies were injured.
The investigation is on-going and there is no additional information available at this time.
Whenever an Officer-Involved Shooting occurs, involving Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies, and it results in a fatality of a suspect, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Offices of the L.A. Co. District Attorney and the L.A. Co. Coroner, in addition to Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. The Office of the Inspector General is also present. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff’s Executive Force Review Committee.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the websitehttp://lacrimestoppers.org.
