Police were investigating a carjacking when the suspect, Barbosa, walked by and was spotted by police. He ran from police and attempted to carjack another vehicle. He failed at his second attempt at carjacking and ran into a residential neighborhood. He was spotted by police with a gun and got into a confrontation with officers and was shot.
Victim's Name: Brian Barbosa
Agency Responsible: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: January 11, 2015
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: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 43
Geography: Urban