Deputies responded to reports of a van driving erratically and attempted a traffic stop. Deputies claim the man inside the car produced an object that looked like a handgun, and at least one deputy shot and killed him. After the shooting, deputies saw the object was not in fact a handgun.
Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Motive: traffic stop, erratic driving
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: June 23, 2021
County: Los Angeles
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: unknown object
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: car
Washington Post Database ID: 6999