A man who allegedly stabbed a security guard at a Metro B Line Station in Hollywood on Tuesday, May 7, was fatally shot by a guard at the facility, according to authorities and Metro.
Officers and paramedics were sent to the 1500 block of North Vermont Avenue at about 9:10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Paramedics were directed to the station platform, and they learned about a second victim nearby at Vermont and De Longpre avenues.
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“This morning, Metro Contract Security encountered a trespasser during a routine security sweep of an ancillary — non-public — area of the Vermont/Sunset Station,” Metro’s Jose Ubaldo said in a statement.
“This resulted in an altercation where Contract Security Guards first utilized pepper spray and then after the trespasser stabbed one of the Contract Security Guards in the leg, a Contract Security Guard fired a weapon in self-defense,” he said. “The Contract Security Guard has been transported to the hospital in stable condition. The trespasser did not survive his injuries.
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“Metro is working with our Contract Security team to provide the support and assistance they need,” he said. “The Los Angeles Police Department is leading the investigation.”
It was unclear if the guard who shot the man was the same guard who had been stabbed.
Information was not immediately available on the identity of the person who died.