Illegal parking in handicap space leads to shooting – police shoot Russell Douthit in San Pedro -GUN

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San Pedro, Los Angeles, California - On August 20, 2022, at around 12:00 A.M., LAPD Harbor Patrol Division officers were in the area of West 18th Street and South Pacific Avenue. They observed a vehicle parked in a handicap parking spot in front of a liquor store located in the 1800 block of S. Pacific Avenue. Officers observed four occupants (the suspect, another male, and two females) inside the vehicle.

Officers had the occupants exit the vehicle one at a time. The driver and a female were detained against a nearby wall of the liquor store. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Russell Douthit, a resident of Los Angeles, remained seated in the rear passenger side of the vehicle. Upon command, Douthit exited the vehicle. During a pat down search, a Glock handgun was located in Douthit’s front waistband. The officer promptly removed the firearm from Douthit’s waistband and handed it to his partner.

Officers requested backup. The firearm was secured in their police vehicle and Douthit was ordered to his knees. While waiting for backup, both officers re-deployed to the front passenger side of their police vehicle. The officers issued a verbal command for Douthit to move away from the passenger side of the car. Douthit failed to comply, and instead suddenly lunged into the rear passenger side of the vehicle, turned towards the officers and an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred.

Douthit was struck in his left hand. He subsequently dropped a cellular phone and a wallet on the nearby sidewalk and was taken into custody. He was transported by rescue ambulance to a local hospital for treatment for his gunshot wound and is listed in stable condition.

No officers or bystanders were injured during this incident.

Douthit’s Glock 17 Gen3 handgun was recovered and booked as evidence. He was placed under arrest for 25400PC-Carrying a Concealed Weapon.

San Pedro is a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California.