Police shot and killed an armed man in Pacoima on Sunday evening after he tried to pressure somebody out of a automotive at gunpoint, in accordance with the Los Angeles Police Division.
A number of folks reported a person armed with a handgun within the space of Laurel Canyon and Van Nuys boulevards round 10:40 p.m. The person pointed the gun at a number of folks and tried to carjack somebody, in accordance with Sgt. Bruce Borihanh, an LAPD spokesman.
When officers arrived on the scene, police mentioned, the person opened fireplace and police returned fireplace. The person, described as in his 20s, was struck by police gunfire and brought into custody, in accordance with authorities. He was transported to a hospital, the place he was pronounced useless, Borihanh mentioned.
Nobody else was injured through the taking pictures and a handgun was recovered on the scene and can be booked as proof, in accordance with the LAPD. Investigators will interview a number of witnesses and evaluate surveillance and bodycam video as a part of the probe into the taking pictures.
