Los Angeles Police Shoot Armed Man After Sidewalk Confrontation

On July 10, 2025, around 6:20 p.m., 77th Street Division Gang Enforcement Detail uniformed officers were in the area of Crenshaw Boulevard south of Hyde Park Boulevard when they observed a male suspect, later identified as 63-year-old James Tullous, exit a parked vehicle armed with a handgun. Tullous proceeded onto the sidewalk and became involved in a physical altercation with a male victim.

As officers exited their vehicle to intervene, Tullous fired one round from his handgun, and an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) occurred. Tullous was struck by gunfire and fell to the ground. Officers rendered medical aid until the arrival of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), who pronounced him deceased.
Force Investigation Division (FID) investigators determined that the encounter began with a verbal altercation, during which Tullous fired a round at the victim. The victim involved in the altercation before the OIS was not injured.

No officers or other community members were injured during this incident.

A semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence.