A man is dead after he was shot by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy at a convenience store early Tuesday morning.
Deputies from the East L.A. station were dispatched to a 7-Eleven located on the 6500 block of Olympic Boulevard at around 1 a.m. following a report of a man armed with a gun, according to an LASD report.
Upon arrival, the man produced a handgun and at least one deputy opened fire and struck the man, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department said. The man was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, the spokesperson said.
Authorities said a handgun was recovered at the scene, and no deputies were injured in the incident.
No additional information on the incident is currently available. Multiple units are investigating the shooting including the Sheriff’s Homicide and Internal Affairs bureaus, per protocol.
Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers by dialing (800) 222-8477 or via the website https://www.lacrimestoppers.org/.
