Officers responded around 4:10 p.m. to a call of a person holding a gun but received an update that the suspect was chasing an unknown person and possibly had fired shots at that person, police said. Sergio Acosta was shot and killed upon their arrival. He had an Airsoft pellet gun.
Victim's Name: Sergio Acosta
Agency Responsible: Redondo Beach Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: July 26, 2018
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: toy
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3901
Geography: Urban