Man Killed In Officer Involved Shooting In South LA
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A man in his 30s was killed in an officer-involved shooting in South Los Angeles.
According to the coroner, Roger Christopher Williams, 41, died at the scene.
The LAPD said the shooting occurred Thursday around 11:05 p.m. at Florence and Raymond Avenues. Police say officers assigned to a crime suppression detail were
stopping someone when a driver pulled up, honking his horn and screaming at officers.
An LAPD statement says the man got out of his car, waved a gun and screamed obscenities before putting the weapon on the car roof. Police say Williams then walked toward officers, still spouting obscenities, ignored orders to stop and reached for his waistband.
An officer with a rifle shot him several times.
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