Suspect Dead After LAPD Shooting Underneath 10 Freeway In South Los Angeles

CBS LA

Updated on: July 30, 2026

Los Angeles Police Department officers shot a man underneath a 10 Freeway overpass in South LA on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly swung a metal bat at people and cars in the area.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation, but LAPD officials said that it happened on Normandie Avenue under the freeway, where officers were called for an assault with a deadly weapon incident at around 6:30 p.m.

Police said that the suspect was "armed with a baseball bat, threatening passersby and struck multiple occupied vehicles" with the bat.

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