Las Vegas, Nevada — On Friday, August 25, 2023, at approximately 1:04 a.m., LVMPD Dispatch received a call from a man stating his sister had battered him. He provided an address to an apartment located in the 3600 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard. A few minutes later his sister 25-year-old Sandra Lopez- Ochoa also reported a domestic disturbance through communications center. Officer Sacba and his partner responded and contacted Lopez-Ochoa’s brother, who was waiting outside of the apartment. After speaking with him, officers had probable cause to arrest Lopez-Ochoa for domestic strangulation. Officer Sacba and his partner contacted Lopez-Ochoa inside of the apartment where she was sitting on a couch in the living room.

After a few minutes of speaking with her, she stood up and an officer grabbed her left arm to place her in handcuffs. Lopez-Ochoa then reached down toward the couch where she was sitting and produced a knife. She quickly turned toward the officer who was holding her arm and stabbed him on top of his head. Lopez-Ochoa then turned toward Officer Sacba while armed with the knife. Officer Sacba drew his firearm and discharged his duty weapon toward Lopez-Ochoa. She was struck by gunfire and fell to the ground. Medical personnel were summoned for both, the officer and for Lopez-Ochoa. The officer was transported to UMC Trauma where he was provided medical treatment. He was later discharged from the hospital and is now home recovering with his family. Lopez-Ochoa was pronounced deceased at the scene by medical personnel.

A man who was seen by police attacking a person was fatally shot by officers Tuesday morning after ignoring their commands to stop, authorities said.

The incident unfolded around 11:10 a.m. in the 7600 block of Reseda Boulevard in Reseda.

A knife allegedly used in a stabbing in Reseda on July 25, 2023, is shown in a photo released by the LAPD.

Responding officers found the suspect on top of the victim while holding a knife, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He failed to comply with officers, who eventually used less lethal rounds to try and subdue him.

Instead, the assailant began stabbing the victim again, prompting officers to shoot him.

The suspect, described only as a Hispanic man in his 20s or 30s, was declared dead at the scene.

Silver Spring, Maryland — On July 22, 2023, at approximately 10:35 a.m., officers with the Montgomery County Police Department responded to a business in the 12200 block of Veirs Mill Road for the report of a stabbing. Once on scene, they located one adult woman stabbing victim. Approximately one minute after the first 911 call a second 911 call was received for two women stabbed in the 4100 block of Colie Drive. Upon officers’ arrival, they located two women suffering from stab wounds and discovered an adult male suffering from a superficial stab wound. Officers obtained a description of the male suspect and began canvassing the area for him.

At least one officer located a man matching the description armed with a knife in the 4300 block of Havard Street. The suspect was later identified as 19-year-old Franklin Castro Ordonez of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Body cam footage shows Officer Justin Lee gave commands for Castro Ordonez to drop the knife, but he did not comply and then advanced toward the Officer Lee while holding the knife. Officer Lee discharged his firearm several times striking Castro Ordonez. Officers called for EMS and performed CPR. Castro Ordonez was pronounced dead on scene. A knife was recovered near Castro Ordonez at the shooting scene. No officers were injured. Three of the stabbing victims were taken to area hospitals. The fourth victim was treated on the scene and released.