LOS ANGELES -- Police in Watts shot and killed a bicyclist armed with a rifle on Christmas morning.
It happened around 4 a.m. at the Jordan Down Housing Projects.
Police had received a report of an assault involving a rifle. They were questioning people inside an SUV at the housing area, when the armed man came toward them on a bicycle.
Officers say he ignored their commands to drop the rifle, prompting them to shoot him.
The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released, but authorities said he was in his 20s.
Police recovered an assault rifle at the scene.
The shooting is now under investigation.
It happened around 4 a.m. at the Jordan Down Housing Projects.
Police had received a report of an assault involving a rifle. They were questioning people inside an SUV at the housing area, when the armed man came toward them on a bicycle.
Officers say he ignored their commands to drop the rifle, prompting them to shoot him.
The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released, but authorities said he was in his 20s.
Police recovered an assault rifle at the scene.
The shooting is now under investigation.
