A man who was swinging a metal chain at drivers Tuesday on a street in a Watts neighborhood was shot and killed by police, the LAPD said.

Officers responded late Tuesday morning to the area of 103rd and Kalmia streets after reports of a man armed with a metal chain that he was swinging at drivers and people as they passed. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured.

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Police confronted the man, still armed with the chain, on Kalmia Street. The man was hit by police gunfire and transported to a hospital, where he died, the LAPD saied.

The chain was recovered at the scene.

Details about the man's identity and what led to the shooting were not immediately available.

Nearby streets were closed for the sh

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