Torrance man faces attempted murder charge in Long Beach police officer stabbing - BERITAJA

A Torrance man faces an attempted execution complaint aft authorities opportunity he stabbed a Long Beach constabulary serviceman respective times during a confrontation Friday successful downtown Long Beach.

Officers were dispatched about 2:42 p.m. to the 200 artifact of West Broadway connected an chartless problem call. While en route, the responding officers learned a personification astatine the segment mightiness beryllium armed, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Officers arrived and encountered a man matching the explanation provided by the caller and attempted to deescalate the situation, constabulary said. At immoderate constituent during the encounter, constabulary said the man produced a weapon and stabbed an serviceman aggregate times.

The serviceman was taken to a infirmary and later released.

Four national aerial marshals pinch the Department of Homeland Security, who were moving a information duty nearby, witnessed the confrontation and rushed successful to assist, according to police. With their help, officers said they took the fishy into custody astatine the scene.

Investigators later wished that respective group had been progressive successful a conflict earlier officers arrived, and that 1 of those individuals — the fishy — was equipped pinch a knife, constabulary said.

The man was identified arsenic Arturo Fernandez, 44, of Torrance. After being medically cleared astatine a hospital, he was booked into the Long Beach City Jail connected suspicion of attempted murder. Bail was group astatine $1 million.

Officers said they recovered a weapon astatine the scene, according to police.

In a statement, Long Beach Police Chief Wally Hebeish said the onslaught served arsenic “a stark reminder of not conscionable the dangers faced by our constabulary officers, but besides their continued dedication to protecting our organization each day,” adding he was grateful to the national aerial marshals who assisted successful the arrest.

Homicide detectives were assigned to analyse the incident, which will beryllium presented to the Los Angeles County territory attorney’s agency adjacent week.