A man was fatally shot by Los Angeles police officers near a downtown freeway ramp early Monday, the LAPD said. About a block away, at 8th and Bixel streets near an on-ramp for the 110 Freeway, Jovel alleged the man “produced a firearm” and was shot by the officers. With Monday’s shooting, there have been seven LAPD shootings since March 16, with three men killed and three wounded. They alleged officers shot another man as he was trying to attack someone in a home with knives; shot and killed a man who had thrown a hammer at officers and threatened them with another item “resembling an ice ax”; and shot a man who allegedly bailed from a vehicle after a traffic collision carrying a gun. Last year there were 27 LAPD shootings in total, compared with 26 the year prior — which marked a 30-year low.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 29, 2021 17:07 UTC