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A deputy shot a knife-wielding suspect in the 44000 block of Vista Dunes Lane in La Quinta just before midnight on April 3, 2024.Deputies were originally called to respond to an assault with a deadly weapon report in the area."Upon arrival, deputies located the suspect who was armed with a knife," said Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, in a video release.Body cam video shows the suspect, identified as Ramiro Tapia Gonzales, 23, from La Quinta, walking with a bike, approaching the deputy. The deputy orders Gonzales to put the knife down.