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The LAPD says officers shot and killed a man in Hollywood Thursday.
Today around 11:20 Hollywood area officers responded to the 6700 block of Hollywood Blvd. They were responding to several separate radio calls of a man armed with a gun. The comments of the radio call indicated it was a male white armed with a handgun walking on Hollywood Blvd. LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 15, 2021
The department said that shortly before noon, officers responded to multiple reports of a man armed with a gun on Hollywood Boulevard near Highland Avenue.
Spokesperson William Cooper said that upon arrival, officers encountered an individual with a handgun.
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Los Angeles Police Department Harbor Division officers were pursuing a felony narcotics suspect when the driver headed into Long Beach around 6:30 p.m., according to the LAPD.
The car chase came to an end when the driver crashed into a parked vehicle near Locust Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway, LAPD Officer Lizeth Lomeli said.
One person was quickly arrested, but another person in the car fled on foot, according to police. LAPD officers called in help from Long Beach police who surrounded the area to try to contain the suspect.
Police called in a K9 and held the perimeter for several hours, but the suspect who fled on foot was able to escape, Lomeli said.
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