Authorities fatally shot a man in the Reseda area of Los Angeles on Sunday evening after he allegedly fired a gun at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter.
The incident began with a call to police around 6:25 p.m. about an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the LAPD. Upon arriving, officers said they saw a man run into an apartment complexm the Los Angeles Times reports.
An LAPD helicopter also responded to the scene and reported that the suspect appeared to fire his handgun at the chopper. Initial reports indicated the helicopter was not struck.
Police then pursued the suspect into the rear alley of the apartment complex, where a police shooting took place. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the incident and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
