A 25-year-old man fatally shot by police in South Los Angeles was identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Olban Perdomo Rodas died in the shooting that occurred shortly after 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the 6300 block of South Hoover Street, according to the medical examiner.
Polic responded to the area in response to a call regarding a grand theft auto suspect, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department. The area is a few blocks west of the Harbor (110) Freeway.
When officers arrived, they found the suspect inside the victim’s car, which was parked in the victim’s driveway, police said.
Officers saw the man was armed with a gun, and a shooting ensued, police said. It was unclear if the suspects fired any shots, but no officers were injured.
Rodas was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office and police.
A gun was recovered at the scene, police said.