The Brief
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Koreatown after police responded to reports of gunfire at an apartment complex late Tuesday night.
What we know:
Around 10 p.m., officers from the LAPD’s Olympic Division were dispatched to a shots fired radio call at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Ardmore Avenue, near 11th Street.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers encountered a male suspect armed with a handgun.
Police say the shooting occurred shortly thereafter. The suspect was struck by gunfire and taken into custody.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded and transported the suspect to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.
The suspect’s gun and spent shell casings were recovered at the shootin