L.A. Police Protested After Man's Shooting Death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of people Monday protested -- in the afternoon and late evening --  in downtown Los Angeles where a man who police say had been brandishing a knife was shot and killed by officers.

As many as 40 people were gathered Monday afternoon at the area near Sixth and Union streets, with another similarly sized crowd protesting outside a nearby police station.

That crowd reportedly remained peaceful.

During a Monday evening protest, however, several demonstraters reportedly threw rocks and/or bottles at officers. Several small fires were also built. Justin Jaeger, reporting overhead in Sky 9, said a police skirmish line moved into the crowd at one point in an effort to quell vandalism.

Police say three bicycle officers were patrolling the area Sunday when a pedestrian flagged them down and said a man was threatening people with a knife.

The officers found the man threatening a woman and ordered him to drop the blade, then shot and killed him when he would not. No one else was injured.

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