LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department released video from a November incident in which a man fired multiple rounds at an LAPD helicopter, prompting an officer-involved shooting, KTLA reported.
The Nov. 20 incident began when officers from the 77th Street Patrol Division responded to a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon involving a suspect at the scene. An LAPD air unit also responded and began monitoring the area from above.
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According to police, the aircrew observed the suspect standing in the front yard of his residence. He then fired approximately three to five rounds from a pistol at the orbiting helicopter.
Officers on the ground also saw the suspect armed with a handgun and ordered him to drop the weapon. When he failed to comply, officers fired their weapons. The suspect dropped the pistol but remained in the yard and continued to ignore commands to surrender.
As more officers arrived, they deployed less-lethal rounds from a 40-millimeter launcher, striking the suspect, LAPD said. He then retreated into his home and refused to come out. A SWAT team was called to the scene, and after a standoff, the suspect exited the residence and was taken into custody following a police K-9 deployment.
LAPD said the suspect was not struck by gunfire during the confrontation. He was treated at a hospital for injuries sustained during the arrest and later booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.
A firearm recovered from the scene was booked as evidence. The LAPD investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
