At least 9 people are being transported to the hospital after a machete attack.

Los Angeles, CA – Nine people are reported to have been transported by ambulance following a machete attack by a man in a gas mask in the Canoga Park area of Los Angeles Saturday night.

UPDATE: The preliminaryFOX LA report of 9 transported was inaccurate. More below.

FOX LA reporter Bill Melugin reports that the call came over the radio as a “shots fired” “officer needs help” call.

The suspect was transported by ambulance, and it’s not confirmed that he was shot by an officer.

UPDATE: Confirmed that officer shot the suspect.

UPDATE: Suspect is dead with injuries to only one other person.

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