ByABC7.com staff via Sunday, September 18, 2022, 7:01 am SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles police shot and killed a man brandishing a gun in the street after an argument with his family in South Los Angeles on Saturday, officials said. Investigators later determined the man was holding a realistic airsoft rifle. Officers were called to a domestic violence report at a home in the area of 102nd and Grand streets around 1:20 a.m. Saturday. Two police officers rushed to the scene. LAPD officials say a man came out of the home armed with what appeared to be some type of rifle. The exact nature of the confrontation with officers was not detailed and remains under investigation, but he was shot and later pronounced dead at the scene. It is also unclear whether one or both officers opened fire. The man is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s. After the shooting, investigators examined the rifle and determined it was an airsoft gun. No other injuries were reported in connection with the incident. The LAPD is launching its standard procedures for officer-involved shootings, which include a review by the Force Investigations Division, the police chief and the police commission. Copyright © 2022 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
