Police Tuesday identified the officer who fatally shot a man after he allegedly pointed a replica handgun at officers in North Hills.
Officers with the Mission Community Police Station responded about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to Parthenia Street and Orion Avenue on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The suspect, 50-year-old Gustavo Ramirez, was reported to be armed with a firearm and a glass bottle, police said.
“As an airship arrived overhead, they directed officers to the area of Orion Avenue and Parthenia Street, where the suspect was observed,” according to the LAPD. “Upon contact, the officers attempted to gain Ramirez’s compliance by issuing verbal commands. Ramirez failed to comply, pointed a handgun at the officers, and an officer-involved shooting occurred.”
The officer who shot Ramirez was identified as Miguel Suarez.
Ramirez was taken to a hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel, where he died.
No officers or civilians were injured.
“The handgun used by Ramirez was later determined to be a black plastic replica,” which was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence, police said.
LAPD’s Force Investigation Division and the California Department of Justice were investigating the shooting.