Robbery, Carjacking and Attempted Murder With Machete

On November 25, 2019, around 11:20 a.m., a male suspect (later identified as 22-year-old, Nathaniel Pinnock) entered a local auto parts store located on the northeast corner of Fountain and Highland Avenue and committed a robbery, while armed with a machete. Pinnock left the store with the stolen items, while still armed with the machete.

Witnesses then flagged down LAPD, uniformed patrol officers, assigned to Hollywood Division and directed them to Pinnock, who was walking northbound on McCadden Place from De Longpre Avenue. The officers followed Pinnock and observed him walk into the drive-thru of restaurant located on the corner of McCadden Place and Sunset Blvd. Pinnock then entered the passenger side of a patron's (victim's) vehicle with the machete. The victim (driver) exited the vehicle and Pinnock climbed over into the driver's seat. In the officers attempt to detain Pinnock a less-lethal option was used, which was ineffective.

Pinnock then stole the vehicle and drove out of the drive-thru at a high rate of speed and collided into two police vehicles, at which time the car came to rest at the intersection of McCadden Place and Sunset Blvd. As Pinnock exited the vehicle armed with the machete, the officers utilized additional less-lethal options. Despite these efforts, Pinnock ran from the vehicle eastbound on Sunset Blvd with the machete still in hand. The officers chase him on foot and after a short distance, Pinnock changed his direction and charged towards one of the officers while holding the machete in his right hand, resulting in an OIS.

Pinnock was struck by gunfire and fell to the pavement, where he was taken into custody without further incident.

The Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and transported Pinnock to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.