My statement regarding the recent video involving a call for service in Santa Clarita. The matter is being investigated & we will provide updates as they become available. pic.twitter.com/yu1ZCXtVKz

— Alex Villanueva (@LACoSheriff) August 10, 2020

Robert Brown, the attorney representing the families of the three teens in the video, said the boys are traumatized following the back-to-back near-death experiences.

"The young men are still shaken up by the incident. It was traumatizing. After having been attacked with [a] knife, minutes later, they experienced numerous police [officers] pointing guns at them," he said. "So [two] life and death situations in a matter of minutes. At this time, it has been decided that the young men should not speak about what happened and that they should focus on processing the situation and healing."

The sheriff's department said it hasn't located the man who brandished the knife. Though people at the scene of the incident identified him as the attacker, the sheriff’s department described the man as a “possible victim.”

Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth has called for the investigation to be expedited and asked for the deputy involved to be removed from official duties until the review is completed, per ABC.

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