LAPD shoots armed robbery suspect after there was a struggle with victim

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Two people are recovering from gunshot wounds after standing up to an armed robber on Saturday night in South Los Angeles, according to police.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department’s preliminary investigation, it was around 11:30 p.m. when the suspected robber walked up to two victims standing on a sidewalk in front of a church on the 1700 block of East 114th Street.

The suspect, who LAPD later identified as 54-year-old Kevin Doby, allegedly used an AK-style rifle to demand the victims’ property. Officials did not immediately identify the victims.

As Doby was attempting to rob the two people at gunpoint, LAPD said the victims charged at him and took Doby to the ground.

“As the victims and suspect struggled over control of the gun, Southeast Patrol Division uniformed officers were conducting a regular patrol in the area and observed the group fighting,” LAPD said in a release.

As the officers got out of their car and approached the fight, one of the victims yelled, “He’s got a gun!” multiple times, according to the report.

The officers called for backup and began giving numerous verbal orders to Doby, telling him to drop the gun, as he was still struggling with the victims.

LAPD said as the victims attempted to break away from Doby, at least one officer opened fire.

Doby then “rearmed himself with the rifle and began to run” when officers again opened fire.

“During the incident, the suspect was struck by the gunfire and dropped the rifle under a nearby parked car.”

The responding officers redeployed as backup units arrived and took Doby into custody without further incident.

Doby was hit with gunfire and was transported to a hospital in stable condition before he was placed under arrest for armed robbery, according to LAPD.

LAPD said it was later determined that the victims were also struck by gunfire during the shooting, and were taken to a different hospital, where they were also listed in stable condition.

Investigators found a loaded black and brown AK-style, .22 caliber rifle, and an approximately 3-inch folding knife and collected them as evidence.

LAPD said no officers or other community members were injured during this incident.