Police Kill Armed Man at Traffic Stop
Torrance police officers shot to death a 38-year-old Lomita man who pulled a gun on them, officials said Sunday.
Two officers stopped a white Chevy Blazer driven by the man, whose name was not released, about 5:10 p.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, Lt. Mike Browne said.
The officers smelled alcohol inside the vehicle and asked the man to step outside. After a brief conversation, the man pushed one of the officers in the chest and drew a stainless steel semiautomatic pistol from his waistband, Browne said.
Both officers drew their guns and shot the man in the chest, Browne said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect was wanted on an arrest warrant for a weapons violation, Browne said.
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