A Los Angeles Police Department officer fatally shot a man holding family members at knifepoint this week during a domestic dispute in Palms.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officers responded to a domestic dispute call on the 3600 block of Keystone Avenue early Wednesday morning. The suspect was taken to a hospital and later died from his injuries.
LAPD officers entered the apartment and saw the man armed with a knife when the shooting took place, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. said.
No other injuries were reported.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner says the decreased’s identity is 36-year-old Carlos Arias.
The shooting remains under investigation.
