A man who police say was carrying a knife has died after being shot by police in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was taken to hospital but did not recover from his injuries. A witness who took a video of the incident on his camera says the man was unarmed.
Police say they were responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon on Friday night. On arrival they were met with an “armed man,” CBS Los Angeles reported. According to Detective Meghan Aguilar, the man was carrying a knife, but this is yet to be officially confirmed.
“When he saw the officers, he approached them and an officer involved shooting occurred,” ABC News reported Aguilar as saying.
A witness speaking to Eyewitness News that she heard officers with guns drawn yelling, "He's still got a knife."
The suspect was critically injured and taken to hospital but later died from his injuries, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said.
No police officers were injured during the incident.
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