The man who was fatally shot by police Saturday afternoon allegedly backed his vehicle into a police car.
At approximately 2:35 p.m. on Sunday, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were responding to a radio call when a car pulled in front of them, stopped, and backed up into the police car, the department tweeted. The driver, who was wearing body armor, exited his vehicle and held his right hand behind him as he moved toward officers who had exited their patrol car, according to the department. The man then began counting down from three and moving his arm to the front of his body, at which point shots were fired, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, officers said.
There has been an Officer-Involved Shooting on Sunset Bl nesr Fairfax in Hollywood Division. Around 2:35 p.m. ofcrs were heading to a radio call w/ their lights & sirens on when a car pulled in front of them, stopped suddenly & reversed into the police car.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 25, 2021
The man was struck by gunfire & pronounced deceased at scene. Force Investigation Div detectives are on scene conducting interviews & gathering evidence.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 25, 2021
Original reports of the shooting noted that the back bumper of a black sedan appeared to be touching a police vehicle and a man was seen lying in the street, covered in blood and wearing a bulletproof vest.
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The incident follows several shootings occurring throughout the United States in recent weeks. A North Carolina man was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday after the deputy attempted to serve a warrant. One person was killed, and five were injured after shots were fired at an Ohio vigil for another shooting victim. A shooting on Long Island last week left one person dead and two injured in New York, among other incidents.
The shootings have prompted calls for gun control legislation from the Left, and President Joe Biden said he was confident gun control legislation would pass, adding that he believed Congress would approve “rational gun control” measures.
“The only gun control legislation that’s ever passed is mine. It’s going to happen again,” he said in March.
Weeks later, Biden announced several executive actions aimed at targeting untraceable firearms, known as “ghost guns,” and pressing the Department of Justice to advance policies designed to mitigate gun violence.
“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment. … Enough, enough, enough,” he said April 8 while unveiling the policies.
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Biden will continue to push his gun control agenda through Congress, a senior administration official said.
Rules targeting assault rifles and beefing up background checks must go through Congress, the administration added.
