A suspect was shot to death after deputies responded to a “shots fired” call Friday in Monterey Park.
According to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau, deputies were dispatched about 4:30 a.m. Friday to a “shots fired” call in the 1500 block of Helen Drive, just southwest of the San Bernardino (10) and Long Beach (710) freeway interchange.
The caller said the man was shooting into the air.
Upon arriving, deputies located the man and contacted him, when he “produced a handgun and fired at deputies, at which point a deputy-involved shooting occurred,” according to the SIB.
The suspect was struck in the gunfire exchange, but no deputies were injured according to the SIB.
The man was pronounced deceased at the scene and a firearm was recovered. His name was withheld.