Los Angeles police fatally shoot suspect after car chase; protests quickly mount in response
RICH SCHAPIRO
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Saturday, October 1, 2016, 6:34 PM
Los Angeles cops fatally shot a suspect on a residential block Saturday after a car chase involving a stolen vehicle, police said.
The deadly end to the police pursuit came just before 1 p.m. near the corner of 107th St. and Western Ave. in the Westmont section of South Los Angeles, police said.
There were preliminary reports of a second shooting victim, but the LAPD couldn’t initially confirm those accounts or release any other details.
Update: 1 dead after LAPD officer-involved shooting in South Los Angeles where vehicle pursuit ended
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An angry crowd had gathered at the scene — a block of tidy ranch homes with well-manicured front lawns.