Police fatally shot a suspect who was allegedly causing a disturbance at a residence in Downey, authorities said Sunday.
Officers were dispatched at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday to a call of a disturbance in the 7100 block of Stewart and Gray Road, the Downey Police Department reported. The area is just east of the Long Beach (710) Freeway.
“Officers arrived on scene and during their investigation, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” police said in a statement. “A male subject was shot and died from his injuries.”
No officers were hurt and no other injuries were reported.
Witnesses said the man, who allegedly had mental health issues, was lighting fireworks in the backyard and got into an argument with a neighbor before being fatally shot by a responding officer.
Downey police reported that the California Department of Justice was handling the investigation. The DOJ is required to investigate all fatal shootings of unarmed civilians by law enforcement officers under a law that took effect in 2021.
Anyone with information about the incident was urged to call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.