Long Beach police officers shot and killed a man on Saturday after responding to reports of a person holding an Uzi, which turned out to be an airsoft rifle, authorities said. Megan Zabel of the Long Beach Police Department. See the most-read stories this hour >>Officers had responded to 911 calls that reported a man holding an assault rifle in the street. Officers shot the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Zabel said. When officers arrived, they saw a man who matched the description speaking to three other people who were in a car, Zabel said.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 07, 2016 20:32 UTC