Girl dies from gunshot wound after grabbing LA officer’s gun, police say

Authorities say girl showed up at sheriff’s station, ‘lunged’ for gun and was pronounced dead at scene from self-inflicted injury

A girl died on Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after she entered a Los Angeles county sheriff’s station and grabbed a deputy’s gun, the department said.

The incident came after the girl’s foster parent called authorities to their home around 7.25pm on Sunday, saying the girl was suffering from a mental health crisis. By the time deputies arrived, the girl was gone. About 15 minutes later, she showed up at the Industry sheriff’s station about 1 mile (1.6km) away from the home, knocked on the lobby door, entered and “lunged” to grab a deputy’s firearm out of the holster, the department said.