Police Fatally Shoot Knife Wielding Man Inside Boyle Heights Apartment
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — Police Monday investigated the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that took place in an apartment in Boyle Heights.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were sent around 8:30 p.m. Sunday to a residence located in the area of Mission Road and Gabriel Garcia Marquez Street for report of a burglary in progress.
Upon their arrival, authorities located a man holding a victim at knife point. An officer-involved shooting subsequently occurred.
The suspect was struck by gunfire and died at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending family notification, however, authorities described him as a Hispanic man believed to be in his mid-to-late 20s.
No other injuries were reported.
The investigation is ongoing.
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