LAPD officers fatally shoot man who allegedly charged at them with knife
Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a man by Los Angeles police officers after he allegedly charged at them with a knife in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
Officers responded to a call at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday about a man with a possible weapon in the 3800 block of West 28th Street, said Rosario Herrera, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
When police arrived, an unidentified woman was yelling from a residence.
Police entered the residence and the man charged at them with a knife, Herrera said. They responded by firing at him. It was unclear how many shots were fired.
No further details were available.
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Photo: LAPD officers involved in a deadly shooting in Jefferson Park. Credit: KTLA-TV (Channel 5).
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