Los Angeles:
On Saturday, December 29, 2012, at around 9:30 p.m., a victim (a
security guard) encountered a male Hispanic suspect with a gun, on the
street, in the 8600 block of Willis Avenue in Mission Area.
The suspect ran from the location on foot to some nearby apartment buildings.
Immediately after this had occurred, officers assigned to the VCTF
(Valley Crime Task Force) were driving down Willis Avenue and were
flagged down by the victim, who advised them he had just been a victim
of an ADW (Assault with a Deadly Weapon) and the suspect with a gun had
just ran from the scene.
The officers broadcast the information and a nearby LAPD airship arrived and began searching for the suspect and located him.
The airship was directing the officers to the suspect's location when
the suspect ran into the street, where he encountered the officers. At
this time an officer-involved shooting occurred.
The suspect was wounded and transported to a local hospital by Los
Angeles Fire Department paramedics and is in critical condition. No
officers were injured.
The Los Angeles Police Department Force Investigation Division (FID)
responded to the incident and will be handling both the investigation of
the officer-involved shooting and the investigation of the “ADW” on the
victim. The investigation will ultimately be reviewed by the Chief of
Police, the Office of the Inspector General and The Board of Police
Commissioners for compliance with the Department’s use-of-force policy
which states that an officer’s use-of-force actions must be objectively
reasonable. Additionally, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
Justice System Integrity Division will conduct a comprehensive review of
the facts of the officer-involved shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Force Investigation Division at
(213) 486-5230. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should
be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain
anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).
Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number
274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text
messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to
LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.
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