Overview
- Deputies first responded to a man-in-distress call on the 3000 block of Sullivan Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
- LASD crisis negotiators engaged the man for hours before the Special Enforcement Bureau was deployed when he was believed to be armed.
- The man allegedly emerged with a high-powered rifle around 11:25 p.m., prompting deputies to open fire and killing him at the scene.
- Authorities have not said whether the man fired any shots, and officials reported no deputies were known to be injured.
- An adult and a child inside the home were unharmed, and investigators asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.