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 The shooting comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over police
use of force in the wake of high-profile killings of unarmed black
men, which have sparked waves of angry protests across the country
since mid-2014.
Los Angeles Police Commander Phillip Tingirides told reporters the
man had been taken on Saturday afternoon to Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center for treatment after his arrest earlier in the day.
Tingirides said witnesses reported the man as being calm and
cooperative until the hospital was ready to release him, at which
point he allegedly attacked officers and picked up a metal stool.
Tingirides said an attempt to subdue the man with a taser was
unsuccessful. A witness told police the suspect then reached for an
officer's gun when the policeman fired the fatal shot, Tingirides
said.
Medical staff on hand were unable to keep the man alive, Tingirides
added.
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The Los Angeles Times reported that Saturday's killing was the
police department's 20th fatal shooting this year. The newspaper
said the 26-year-old suspect was initially arrested for throwing
bottles at an apartment building on Saturday morning.
(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle and Curtis Skinner in San
Francisco; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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