A 29-year-old suspect who authorities say was allegedly suicidal and was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s deputies in East Los Angeles was identified Friday by county authorities.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office identified Erik Torres as the suspect who was shot after he fired a gun at them that turned out to only use blank rounds.
A watch sergeant with the LASD’s East Los Angeles station told City News Service the department received the initial call and responded to South Downey Road and Triggs Street at about 1:35 a.m. Wednesday. The suspect had called the station and said he was suicidal, according to the sergeant…