Isai RochaLAPD shot and killed a man they believe was brandishing a gun while barricading himself inside the Hotel Rosslyn in downtown L.A. on Tuesday.
The initial call from the Rosslyn hotel was a medical emergency, but once the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) paramedics arrived, they saw the man with a gun and called the police.
The man had barricaded himself in a 5th-floor hotel room, with LAPD SWAT officers responding to the call, saying they were attempting “de-escalation techniques.”
#LAPDSWAT officers tried for almost 3 hours to get a barricaded man with a handgun to surrender. Tear-gas was put in room, man leaned out of 5th floor window of Hotel Rosslyn & fired shots NB on Main St. no one hit.2 SWAT snipers fire 1 shot each killing man. Gun found. @knxnews pic.twitter.com/QP5D4DKZ9k
— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete) May 3, 2022
While initially using “less-lethal” weapons, a shootout eventually broke out, leading to the shooting of the suspect inside the hotel.
“SWAT officers utilized less lethal and an officer involved shooting occurred,” LAPD said in a statement. “The suspect was struck by gunfire and taken into custody.”
LAFD on-scene pronounced the man dead and his firearm was recovered by police officers.
No other injuries or deaths were reported from the incident.
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