Christian Leonard Eaddy, 25
Christian Leonard Eaddy, a 25-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Los Angeles police officers on Thursday, May 16, in the 13200 block of Corcoran Street in Pacoima, according to L.A. County coroner’s records.
LAPD officers responded about 2:15 p.m. and found Eaddy holding a knife and trying to stab himself with a syringe.
According to coroner’s records, Eaddy approached officers with two butcher knives.
Officers then Tased and shot Eaddy in the torso.
He was taken to a hospital, where he died at 6:26 p.m. The incident is being investigated by the LAPD’s force investigation division.
-- Andrew Blankstein and Nicole Santa Cruz
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