Officers responded to a dog park on reports that a person was armed. Upon arrival, the individual had left the park, and began to search for the person. An officer eventually contacted the person, and claims the individual pulled a handgun out of their pocket. The officer shot and killed the person.
Agency: Whittier Police Department
Motive: person with a gun
Confrontation Type: Person with a Weapon
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: June 4, 2021
County: Los Angeles
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Washington Post Database ID: 6911