INGLEWOOD — The coroner’s office on Monday released the name of the man shot by police after he entered the Church of Scientology in Inglewood armed with a sword in an incident that left two police officers who made contact with him were injured.

Brian Statler, 30, was a Los Angeles resident, coroner’s Investigator Kelli Blanchard said. The online case report said Statler died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Police responded about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to the church at 315 S. Market St., near Manchester Boulevard, and encountered the man, who had arrived at the church in a white Bentley, and the shooting occurred to the side of a lobby area, according to Lt. Oscar Mejia of the Inglewood Police Department.

Police stand outside the Church of Scientology after a shooting involving two police officers and a suspect armed with a sword in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Police stand outside the Church of Scientology after a shooting involving two police officers and a suspect armed with a sword in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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Police stand outside the Church of Scientology after a shooting involving two police officers and a suspect armed with a sword in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The two police officers were wounded while confronting the suspect who was shot during the confrontation at the church and later died at a local hospital. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Police stand outside the Church of Scientology after a shooting involving two police officers and a suspect armed with a sword in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Police stand outside the Church of Scientology after a shooting involving two police officers and a suspect armed with a sword in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)



Police stand outside the Church of Scientology after a shooting involving two police officers and a suspect armed with a sword in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Two police officers were injured and a suspect was shot Wednesday, March 27, 2019 after law enforcement responded to reports of a man with a sword entering the Church of Scientology in Inglewood, authorities said. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Two police officers and a suspect were shot Wednesday, March 27, 2019 after law enforcement responded to reports of a man with a sword entering the Church of Scientology in Inglewood, authorities said. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Investigators confer just down the street from the Church of Scientology after a shooting in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Statler was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Both officers, one with the department for 10 years, the other with four years on the force, were taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta told a reporter at the hospital that one of the officers, who is in his late 20s, suffered an injured right arm, and investigators were trying to determine if he had been shot, cut or injured by other means. The other officer, who is in his late 20s or early 30s, suffered a gunshot wound to a thumb, Fronterotta said.

“My officers sustained non-life threatening wounds,” Fronterotta said. “They’re in good condition.”

The Church of Scientology International praised police in a statement released Wednesday night.

“We thank the Inglewood Police Department for their rapid response in protecting our parishioners and staff members,” the statement said. “These officers are doing a heroic job protecting the community and keeping houses of worship safe against hate crimes.”