Overview
- Officers responding to a report of a possibly armed man in downtown Long Beach found a suspect and tried to defuse the encounter.
- During a struggle, the man pulled a knife and stabbed a Long Beach police officer multiple times, and the officer was treated at a local hospital and later released.
- Four uniformed federal air marshals working a nearby security detail rushed in and helped officers subdue and arrest the suspect.
- Police identified the suspect as Arturo Fernandez, 44, of Torrance, and said he was booked on suspicion of attempted murder with bail set at $1 million after medical clearance.
- Investigators said they recovered a knife at the scene and are looking into reports of an earlier fight involving the suspect, and they asked anyone with information to contact homicide detectives or Crime Stoppers.