Sheriff’s officials say the man on a Compton rooftop appeared to be under the influence and was firing a shotgun at their helicopter.
A man who authorities say was under the influence and firing from a rooftop at a Los Angeles County sheriff’s helicopter with a shotgun was killed by deputies Thursday night in Compton. Sheriff’s officials said they responded at about 7:45 p.m. Thursday to a call about a man possibly under the influence in a yard in the 14600 block of Cahita Avenue in Compton.
When they arrived, the man moved from the backyard and onto the roof of a home, the Sheriff’s Department said in a release, noting that the man continued to ignore orders to surrender. Then, “a Sheriff’s Department helicopter arrived on scene and reported that the suspect was armed with a shotgun,” authorities said in a statement. “They reported that the suspect was firing the weapon in their direction.” Two deputies on the ground then shot and killed the man, the department said.
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