Officer Shoots Suspected Armed Robber to Death
A Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a suspected armed robber who police said had pointed a gun at the officer from the cover of a large bush, authorities said.
The suspect was believed to be an accomplice of two other men suspected of robbing a man after he withdrew money from an automated teller machine about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Lt. William Hall said.
After the robbery in the 400 block of North La Brea Avenue, police found three men who matched the description of the robbers. One of the three escaped into a residential area.
Officer Salvador Apodaca, 35, a 15-year department veteran, and his police dog found the man hiding in a large bush on Detroit Street, Hall said.
The man aimed a handgun at the officer and Apodaca fired twice, hitting the man once in the right eye and killing him, authorities said.
The two other robbery suspects were arrested.
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