Police said officers were called because of a person being threatened by someone with a knife. They found an armed man, and an unknown number of officers shot him.
armed with a knife at an apartment complex near Skid Row on Thursday, LAPD officials said.
The shooting occurred sometime after 11:30 a.m. when police were dispatched to a complex in the 1000 block of East 7th Street regarding a person being threatened by someone with a knife.Advertisement LAPD officials at the scene did not say how many officers fired at the man or what precipitated the shooting.A Ventura County minister and former teacher is accused of communicating with a minor in order to have sex.
The man, described as being in his 50s, was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. According to police, a kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.
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