A man armed with a machete was fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in Paramount. The LA County Sheriff's Department said the shooting took place around 12:15 a.m. on the 15000 block of Paramount Boulevard in the parking lot of the Paramount sheriff's station.

A man is dead following a shooting involving deputies from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in Paramount on Thursday. The shooting happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Paramount substation of the LA County Sheriff’s station.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a suspect by deputies in Paramount early Thursday morning. The shooting occurred at 12:15 a.m. in the 15000 block of Paramount Boulevard and First Street,

Deputies claim that the man fired shots at them as he attempted to flee from a home where they were called for reports of domestic violence.