Officers responded about 4:30 a.m. to a "screaming woman radio call." According to police, a person came out and got into a fight with the man involved. The man went back inside the building, and people directed police to his apartment. When police knocked on the door, the man opened the door, and he allegedly was armed with a knife. The officers ordered him to drop the knife, and when he failed to comply, he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Los Angeles Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: December 31, 2018
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 4340
Geography: Urban