The Region - News from Jan. 28, 1985
A gunman was fatally wounded by a police officer after he allegedly fired a handgun into the air and pointed the weapon at officers in front of a bar in South-Central Los Angeles, police said. Felipe Martinez, 25, was shot in the stomach during a confrontation with Officer Ronald E. Hodges, 32, in front of the La Portranca Bar, 7026 S. Broadway.
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