Overview
- Officers responded around 4:10 a.m. to Seventh Street and Ceres Avenue after a 911 report that a man in an RV was armed and pointing a gun in the Skid Row area.
- Police say they surrounded the vehicle and attempted to negotiate before the man exited with a firearm and fired at officers.
- Officers returned fire and hit the man, who was taken to a hospital in unknown condition.
- LAPD reported no officer injuries and has not confirmed whether the man’s wounds were solely from police gunfire or possibly self-inflicted.
- Several streets near the intersection remained closed during the investigation, which will involve multiple independent agencies as part of the review.