LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department fatally shot a suspect Saturday afternoon.
The shooting happened at about 12:54 p.m. in the area of Sepulveda and Venice boulevards, near the border of Los Angeles and Culver City.
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At approximately 12:40 pm, Officers recieved a radio call of a ‘415 Man with a Gun’ in the area of Sepulveda Blvd and Tuller Ave. An LAPD Supervisor responded and made contact with suspect at which point an Officer Involved Shooting occurred.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) January 11, 2020
Police said the suspect was struck at least once and was taken to the hospital where he later died.
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