Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department (LASD) were responding to a report of “assault with a
deadly weapon, man with a knife” at an apartment complex in West
Hollywood on Monday night when they shot at two hostages attempting
to flee, killing one of them. By the department’s
own account:
As deputies continued attempts to contact the people in
the apartment, the apartment door suddenly opened and a male victim
came rushing out. He was covered in blood and bleeding profusely
from the neck. Simultaneously, Victim [John] Winkler ran out of the
door, lunging at the back of the fleeing victim. Both ran directly
at the deputies. Winkler was similar to the description of the
suspect and was wearing a black shirt. Believing Winkler was the
assailant and the assault was ongoing and he would attack the entry
team; three deputies fired their duty weapons at him. Victim
Winkler was struck by the gunfire and fell to the floor, and the
male victim also collapsed; struck once by the
gunfire.
The deputies then entered the apartment, where they found the
suspect assaulting a third victim. According to the police
statement, the “deputies were able to use physical force to subdue
the suspect and end the assault.”
Police insisted Winkler fit the description given for
the suspect. The suspect, Alexander McDonald, a roommate of
one of the victims, was charged with two counts of attempted
murder, one count of torture, and one count of murder for the death
of Winkler.
The sheriff’s department said in a statement that an
“Officer-Involved Shooting” is always followed by “multiple
independent investigations” when it results in “a wounding.” Among
the agencies investigating the incident are the Los Angeles
district attorney, the county coroner, and multiple LASD
bureaus.
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