El Monte, California
September 14, 2015
Agencies: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department California LASD
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Sheriff’s Homicide Detective Ray Lugo said William Chau, 59, was pronounced dead at 4:52 p.m. at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center.
An El Monte police officer shot Chau Sept. 9 after police saw him holding his injured wife, Lan Vuong, at knifepoint. Chau allegedly refused to drop the knife.