Crime & Safety
Officers Kill Armed Man At Venice Home
Officers were called to a home in Venice where a man destroying property, and the man answered the door armed with a rifle, police said.
VENICE, CA — Officers shot and killed a man who was armed with a rifle and destroying property inside a home in Venice, police said Saturday.
Officers responded about 8:30 p.m. Friday to the residence in the 800 block of Venice Boulevard in an attempt to keep the peace, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
They were met outside by a woman who stated that a man was inside the home destroying property.
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As officers approached the front door, they were met by the suspect, who was armed with a rifle, and an officer-involved shooting occurred, police said.
Paramedics rushed the shooting victim to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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No one else was injured, said Sgt. Scott Stevens of the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division.
Police said a rifle was recovered at the scene of the shooting.
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