Juan Carlos Aguiar, 29

Nov. 3, 2009, 10:44 p.m.

Juan Aguiar, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy on Tuesday, Nov. 3, between the 16400 and 16700 blocks of Prairie Avenue in Lawndale, authorities said.

According to sheriff's officials, Aguiar pointed a gun at deputies and shot at them about 10:30 p.m. Deputies returned fire.

Sheriff's officials said they believed that more than 30 shots were fired during the incident but stressed that it did not appear to be contagious fire, a phenomenon in which police fire their weapons because others are doing so.

One deputy was injured in the exchange but was treated and released from the hospital the next morning, authorities said.

-- Baxter Holmes and Andrew Blankstein

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First let me start at how dare someone call another human being a "wild animal"?? How heartless of U! Obviously he was not in his right state of mind, He needed help but not to b slaughtered the way he was!! But no one should ever b called a wild animal after they have been taken from their family after a horrible incident like this! Have a bit of soul and think, He was a precious first born to a mother, who adored him! And a older brother, and most important a Father! A father who lived for his son!!! So b informed before u talk about just anybody!!! That's not right of u! Juan is a man who had no enemies and was loved by everyone who knew him, his happiness was so strong u could feel it! But u will never get to experience that. For u he will just b a wild animal! How sad... But God only knows why...

— rzegm Dec. 18, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.