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A pricey beach community was somewhat back to normal Sunday after LAPD officers shot and killed a man who was armed with a rifle and trashing the interior of a home in Venice.
Officers responded to the residence in the 800 block of Venice Boulevard in an attempt to keep the peace, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
They were met outside by a woman who stated that a man was inside the home destroying property.
As officers approached the front door, they were met by the suspect, who was armed with a rifle, and an officer-involved shooting occurred, police said.
Paramedics rushed the shooting victim to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No one else was injured, said Sgt. Scott Stevens of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division.
Police said a rifle was recovered at the scene of the shooting that took place Friday morning.
—City News Service