A hired security guard shot and killed an intruder after he was stabbed at an East Hollywood subway station, officials said.

EAST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A suspect was shot and killed at an East Hollywood subway station Tuesday morning after stabbing a security guard, officials said.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the incident was reported shortly after 9 a.m. to the station at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.

In a statement, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the confrontation began when a person on the B Line train activated an emergency alarm, causing the train to stop short of the station.

“There were armed security guards on the train who were then able to attack the train again so that it could continue moving,” said LAPD Detective Meghan Aguilar. “However, when it arrived at the station, the same suspect pulled the emergency brake again.”

According to police, the suspect got off the train and walked into an area closed to the public, which led to an altercation between the suspect and two security guards.

After security guards initially used pepper spray, the suspect stabbed one of the guards in the leg and a guard opened fire in self-defense, Metro said.

The wounded guard was taken to a hospital in stable condition, the agency said. The violence ended when the injured suspect collapsed on the ground a block away at De Longpre and Vermont avenues.

The suspected stabber was pronounced dead at the scene and was not immediately identified.

The video from AIR7 HD showed a canopy set up on a sidewalk.

Tuesday’s incident was just the latest in a series of violent incidents that have occurred on Metro buses and trains in recent weeks.

On April 26, the transport company’s board declared a security emergency after attacks on bus drivers and the fatal knife attack on a 66-year-old woman on a subway train.