Carlos Ornelas, 42

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Carlos Ornelas, 42, a Latino man, was shot by a police officer near the 10000 block of Foothill Boulevard in the Tujunga wash and died at 7:53 p.m. Wednesday, May 16.

Police said Ornelas was wielding a sword. A day earlier, he had attacked and cut another man with it. Police tracked him down to the wash, where a confrontation occurred. Two officers, Det. Christopher McKinney, 39, and Officer Adolfo Rodriguez, 34, shot him multiple times. Los Angeles Times story