Police Shoot and Kill Altadena Man

A man who was shot and killed by police in North Hollywood was identified today as an Altadena resident.

Moises de la Torre, 25, was shot around 7:35 p.m. Sunday at Vineland Avenue and Archwood Street, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section and Ed Winter of the coroner's office.

Police went to the scene in response to a report of a man with a gun, Eisenman said.

"They encountered the suspect in the street and there was an officer-involved shooting," Eisenman said.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not say what de la Tor[r]e did to draw police fire or if a weapon was recovered.

Did you know Moises de la Torre? What do you think of this incident?