LA Metro security guard stabbed, another man shot and killed in East Hollywood

A man was shot and killed after he allegedly stabbed a security guard near a Metro station in Hollywood Tuesday morning.

The guard was reportedly stabbed in the leg around 9 a.m. at the B Line Station located at 1500 N. Vermont Ave. while he was doing a "routine security sweep," according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Authorities said the suspect exited the train after pulling the emergency break multiple times. When he exited the train, security guards followed the man into a non-public area where an altercation happened.

During a press conference, LAPD Detective Meghan Aguilar said guards used pepper spray on the suspect and that's when he pulled out a knife and stabbed one guard in the lower body and a shooting occurred.

"We are not sure at this point if one or two security guards fired at the suspect," said LAPD Det. Meghan Aguilar.

The suspect was able to walk away and he was found about a block down the street near the intersection of De Longpre and Vermont Avenues, authorities said. He was unconscious and not breathing when medics arrived to the scene. Authorities said a knife was found next to the suspect.

Two security guards were taken to the hospital for their injuries, one for stab wounds and the other for minor injuries during the altercation with the suspect.

The incident remains under investigation by LAPD homicide detectives.