Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives investigated the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Canyon Country on Thursday evening.

At approximately 7:50 p.m., a deputy with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station made a traffic stop near the intersection of Shangri-La Drive and Nathan Hill Drive in Canyon Country, said Sgt. Bob Boese with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The vehicle matched the description from an “assault with a deadly weapon” call the day before in the Newhall area.

When the vehicle came to a stop, the suspect exited the vehicle and proceeded to yell profanities at the deputy while appearing to challenge him to a fight, Boese said.

The deputy gave several commands to the driver to put his hands in the air, however the driver refused to comply.

The deputy continued to give commands to the driver, but the suspect “ignored all commands, turned his body and aggressively reached behind his back appearing to retrieve a weapon, and began to draw the possible weapon on the deputy. At this point, a deputy-involved shooting occurred,” according to a news release by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect, only identified as a male adult, was struck by gunfire and transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital where he was pronounce dead, said Boese.

A male adult was a passenger in the vehicle and is being interviewed by detectives.

Officials said a knife was recovered at the scene.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are investigating the incident and no further information is available at this time.