CRIME LAPD shoots, kills man allegedly armed with semi-automatic handgun in Westlake

mzkitty

I give up.
Hmmm, Westlake, eh? Nice neighborhood,,,,,,,,,,

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LAPD shoots, kills man allegedly armed with gun in Westlake District​


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WESTLAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A man who was allegedly armed with a semi-automatic handgun was shot to death by police Sunday morning in the Westlake District of Los Angeles, authorities said.

Patrol officers were in the area of Sixth Street and Rampart Boulevard when they spotted a man with a gun at about 3:20 a.m. Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

"When officers made contact with the suspect, an OIS (officer- involved shooting) occurred," according to a department statement.

Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. A semi-automatic handgun was found next to the body, police said.

No bystanders or officers were injured during the incident.

No further information was immediately available.

 

Housecarl

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Hummm, as the details gets fleshed out we'll see whether it will be fodder for unrest and or a city payout for a wrongful death.....
 

mzkitty

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Sept. 11, 2022 4:05 PM PT

Los Angeles police fatally shot a man who was reportedly armed with a gun in Westlake early Sunday morning.

Around 3:20 a.m., officers were patrolling near the intersection of Sixth Street and Rampart Boulevard when they spotted a man with a gun, police said.

“When the officers made contact with him, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” said Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Bruce Borihanh.

The suspect, who police said was in his 20s but did not identify, ran north on Rampart and officers chased him on foot. They shot at him a second time, killing the man, according to police.

Police said a handgun was recovered at the scene and video from cameras worn by the involved officers is being reviewed.
It was unclear if the suspect fired at officers, but there were no other injuries.

More information on how the interaction unfolded would be released after an administrative investigation, Borihahn said.

The department also has a policy of releasing footage from officers’ cameras within several weeks of a police shooting.

The Police Department’s account could not be independently verified. Several hours after the shooting, the area around the shooting scene in the densely populated, largely immigrant community was still cordoned off. Neighbors lingered around the yellow police tape and several businesses remained closed. Street vendors who normally set up there moved down the block.

Steve Flowers, who lives around the block, said he heard the shooting from his apartment.

“I hear the first two pops,” he said. “There was a pause and then I heard pa-pa-pa-pa.” He estimated there were about seven shots fired in the second volley of gunfire.

Adriana Gonzalez said the gunfire woke her up. She similarly heard two initial gunshots and then several others.
The area has seen a recent uptick in crime, said LAPD Rampart Division Capt. Raul Jovel. Over the last few months, the LAPD has increased patrols in Westlake overnight, he said.

 

Macgyver

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So first article has no description of the perp but they know it's a semi auto handgun.
2nd article still no description of the perp.
But the were sure to point out the cops shot a guy fleeing.
 

Dobbin

Faithful Steed
Wasn't the double action revolver of Wyatt Erp's day a "semi-automatic?"

Each time you pull the trigger you get a bullet?

Dobbin
 

mzkitty

I give up.
So first article has no description of the perp but they know it's a semi auto handgun.
2nd article still no description of the perp.
But the were sure to point out the cops shot a guy fleeing.

Hard to say. If you go by the second article, it appears Hispanics are moving in, but you'd never know it by reading this, unless they are clumping Hispanics in with white. We'll just have to wait for a new update and see what the guy's name was.

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db cooper

Resident Secret Squirrel
Wasn't the double action revolver of Wyatt Erp's day a "semi-automatic?"

Each time you pull the trigger you get a bullet?

Dobbin
They didn't have any semi's back then, so he couldn't have had a semi-automatic. But they did have stage coaches, so I think he had a coach-double action. Semi's didn't come around until they had motorized trucks.
 

Housecarl

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They didn't have any semi's back then, so he couldn't have had a semi-automatic. But they did have stage coaches, so I think he had a coach-double action. Semi's didn't come around until they had motorized trucks.

First patent for a self loading handgun was issued in 1891 for the Salvator Dormus pistol. It was quickly supplanted by better designs....

 

mzkitty

I give up.
Hmmm, name sounds Italian.

Authorities ID Man Shot To Death By LAPD In Westlake Area​


Sep 12, 2022

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Authorities Monday identified a man, allegedly armed with a gun, who was killed in a shooting involving Los Angeles police officers in the Westlake area.


The shooting occurred about 3:20 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Sixth Street and Rampart Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

"Rampart patrol officers were in the area ... when they saw a man with a gun near that intersection," police said in a statement. "When officers made contact with the suspect, an OIS (officer-involved shooting) occurred."

Giovanni Luna, 35, of Los Angeles
died at the scene, the Los Angeles county coroner's office reported.

A semi-automatic handgun was found next to the body and was booked into evidence, police said.

No officers or bystanders were injured, police said.

The investigation was continuing.

 
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