Police chase ends with officer fatally shooting armed man in Boyle Heights, LAPD says

A brief car chase on Thursday ended with a Los Angeles police officer opening fire, killing a man who was armed with a gun, authorities said.

The incident in Boyle Heights marked the 11^th fatal shooting by on-duty LAPD officers this year.

Officers began chasing a stolen car about 7:20 p.m. The pursuit lasted just a few minutes before coming to an end in the 1200 block of Atwood Place, a cul-de-sac, LAPD Sgt. Frank Preciado said.

A man who was a passenger in the car got out of the vehicle and ran up a driveway, Preciado said.

At least one neighbor told the two police officers that the man was armed with a handgun.

One of the officers shot the man about 7:45 p.m. He was taken to the hospital and later died of his injuries, Preciado said. His identity was not released pending notification of his family, but he was described as being in his 30s.

It’s unclear what precipitated the shooting. Police did not specify how many times the officer fired his gun, and it’s unknown whether the suspect also opened fire.

The officers, both men, were equipped with body cameras and a dash camera inside their police cruiser.

The woman who was driving the stolen vehicle was arrested on suspicion of felony evasion of police, Preciado said. Her identity was not released, and it’s unclear how she was connected to the man who was shot by police.

None of the officers or area residents were injured during the shooting.

The shooting is under investigation by the LAPD, the inspector general and the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, which is standard practice in all LAPD uses of deadly force.

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