Ax-Wielder Sentenced For Attack At West Hollywood 7-Eleven

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — A West Hollywood man was sentenced last week to nine years and six months in state prison for attacking a man with an ax at a convenience store in 2017, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.

Kisu Brown, 44, pleaded no contest in April to one count of attempted voluntary manslaughter, and he was sentenced Friday.

Brown also admitted inflicting great bodily injury on the victim during the crime and using an ax as a deadly and dangerous weapon, the District Attorney's Office said.

The attack took place about 4 a.m. Sept. 2, 2017, just outside the 7-Eleven convenience store in the 7900 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, near Fairfax Avenue in West Hollywood.

The victim had just offered to pay for some items after Brown was confronted for shoplifting the goods, authorities said. Sheriff's deputies said Brown got upset, refused the offer and a struggle ensued.

He then walked out of the convenience store, and stopped outside the door. When the man left the store, Brown attacked him with an ax and hit him repeatedly, including on the head, the prosecutor said.

The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, West Hollywood Station.

Related:

• Man Pleads In Ax Attack Outside 7-Eleven In West Hollywood
• Alleged West Hollywood Ax-Wielder To Face Judge Today