Man points pellet gun at LAPD officers and is fatally shot in Lincoln Heights
A man armed with a gun was killed during a shooting with officers in Lincoln Heights.
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was investigating a traffic collision in the area of North Broadway and South Avenue 18 around 11 a.m. when he was approached by a citizen who reported seeing a man armed with a gun down the street.
The officer called in for backup and additional patrol units arrived to the scene. According to LAPD, when officers made contact with the suspect, he pointed a handgun in the officer's direction… an officer-involved shooting then occurred.
The suspect was struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital where he later died. No officers were injured in the shooting.
Police initially said a handgun was recovered on scene, but a further investigation revealed that the handgun was a pellet gun resembling a firearm.
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