Police in Los Angeles shot and killed a homeless man during a confrontation in the city’s Skid Row section and the incident was captured on cellphone video.
KTLA reported that Officer Jack Richter, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, talked about what took place that led up to Sunday morning’s fatal shooting.
Richter said that authorities responded to the location just after 11:30 a.m. local time for an altercation between two people. When they arrived, several officers wrestled with who they believed was the suspect.
During the struggle, the man was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.
USA Today noted that the police department released the following statement of what they say happened.
"The officers attempted to use a TASER to subdue him but the suspect continued to fight and resist the officers and fell to the ground," the statement read. "While on the ground, the suspect and officers struggled over one of the officer's handguns and then an officer-involved shooting occurred."
Several bystanders witnessed the incident and one person captured the video, which was later posted to Facebook.
Warning: This video may be disturbing to some viewers.
An investigation is being conducted at this time.
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