On July 21, 2005, at 4:43 a.m. Santa Monica Police responded to Lincoln Blvd and Grant Ave, Jack-in-the-Box, regarding shots fired.  When officers arrived they spoke to the victims who said they were in the drive-thru area when a masked suspect approached their vehicle and displayed a knife and a handgun.  A struggle ensured between the suspect and the passenger in the vehicle.  During the struggle the suspect stabbed the passenger victim in the hand.  The driver retrieved a handgun and shot the suspect in the upper body.  The suspect fled on foot and collapsed a short distance away.

Santa Monica Fire Paramedics responded and pronounced the suspect dead at the scene.  The injured victim, the passenger in the vehicle, was taken to a local hospital and treated for his injury.

The suspect (M/W Adult) has not been identified and the investigation is on-going.

Anyone having additional information is encouraged to contact the Robbery/Homicide Unit of the Santa Monica Police Department at 310-458-8451.