A girl died after shooting herself with a gun she grabbed from the holster of Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy at the Industry Station, according to authorities.
The department's statement said deputies had responded to a family disturbance call shortly before the girl arrived at the station. A foster parent told deputies the girl was suffering from an apparent mental health crisis, the department said
The girl was not at the location, about a mile from the sheriff's station, when deputies responded to the report.
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A short time later, the teen knocked on the station door at about 7:30 pm. Sunday. After lunging into the lobby, she took a deputy's handgun, the sheriff's department said in a statement.
"The deputies walked to the lobby door," according to the statement. "At which time the juvenile lunged into the lobby and reached for the deputy's holstered firearm and took possession of it. A struggle ensued between the deputies and juvenile who was armed with the deputy’s firearm. During the struggle, the juvenile suffered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound."
The girl died at the scene. Her age and identity were not immediately released by authorities.
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No deputies were injured.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support.
