LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Department officers fatally shot a man in Hollywood on Saturday after he backed into their patrol car, exited his vehicle wearing body armor while uttering a countdown and refused commands.
The officers were responding to a call at around 2:35 p.m. when a black sedan cut in front of them on Sunset Boulevard, hit the brakes and backed into their cruiser, LAPD Detective Meghan Aguilar told KNBC.
“At that time, the driver exited, as did the driver and passenger of the police car. The driver of that car that had reversed back into the police officer was wearing body armor and was holding his right hand behind his back. The officers gave him commands, which he did not follow, and he started counting down, saying three, two, one, as he started to pull his hand from his back to the front,” Aguilar said.
Officers opened fire, striking and killing the unidentified man, KTLA reported.
The man was struck by gunfire & pronounced deceased at scene. Force Investigation Div detectives are on scene conducting interviews & gathering evidence.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 25, 2021
Video taken at the shooting scene showed a man, wearing a bulletproof vest, covered in blood. No weapon was found, the TV station reported.
According to KTLA, the black sedan was covered in decals with messages such as “new world order,” “governments of deception” and the numbers “333” and “666.”
Aguilar told KNBC that more details will be available after a 45-day critical video incident briefing.
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