Steven Burke Pettersen
Male, White
Date of the incident: 1/30/2014
Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, CA
Soledad Canyon Road and Sierra Highway
Soledad Canyon Road and Sierra Highway
Police received a call that a man with a spear, Pettersen, was running wildly in and out of freeway traffic. Police first shot Pettersen after he struck a car with the "spear." Pettersen then approached them with a knife and police shot and killed him. Petersen, a veteran diagnosed with PTSD, was in his underwear and the "spear" turned out to be a hockey stick. In May 2014, Pettersen's son filed a civil rights lawsuit against Los Angeles County.