Overview
- Officers contacted an armed man around 1 a.m. Friday near 115th Street and Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles, and he was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.
- About 30 minutes earlier, officers found a wounded man at a nearby gas station, and medics took him to a hospital in stable condition.
- LAPD said no officers were hurt in the encounter with the armed man.
- Police recovered a handgun at the scene and said they will review body-camera video as part of the use-of-force investigation.
- Investigators are processing both scenes and seeking witnesses and video, with local reports noting some surveillance footage was not immediately available.