Los Angeles:
On September 11, 2012, at around 6:30 p.m., Rampart Patrol Division
officers were in pursuit of a stolen white two door 2003 Honda Civic.
The Honda had been taken in a carjacking earlier in the afternoon from
the North Hollywood area, at around 5:30 p.m.
Patrol officers remained in pursuit of the Honda in the Rampart Area.
Communications Division updated the involved units with the suspect’s
description and that he was armed. As the suspect was driving west on
7th Street crossing Bixel Street, he drove through a mid-phase red
signal and collided with a white four door Nissan Altima being driven
north on Bixel Street, disabling the Honda. The suspect (later
identified) Ian Schlesinger exited the Honda with a rifle and concealed
himself behind the Honda and Nissan, as responding patrol units and K-9
units stopped their police vehicles east and south of the Honda and
Nissan. As the officers exited their vehicles, the suspect began
shooting at the officers at which time an officer-involved shooting
(OIS) occurred. The suspect Schlesinger was wounded and subsequently
taken into custody by officers.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel arrived and transported the
suspect to a local hospital where he was treated for his injuries and
listed in stable condition. The suspects’ rifle and a pistol were
recovered at the scene.
LAPD’s Force Investigation Division (FID) responded and will be handling the investigation of the officer-involved shooting.
The investigation will ultimately be reviewed by the Chief of Police,
the Office of the Inspector General and The Board of Police
Commissioners for compliance with the Department’s use-of-force policy
which states that an officer’s use-of-force actions must be objectively
reasonable. Additionally, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
Justice System Integrity Division will conduct a comprehensive review of
the facts of the officer-involved shooting.
