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Lee Davidson
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/24/2026
Location : 10400 block of Artesia Boulevard
City : Bellflower
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged armed disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/24/2026, at approximately 9:06 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to the 10400 block of Artesia Boulevard in Bellflower after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon involving an armed man. Dispatch information indicated the man was reportedly carrying a firearm.
Deputies located the man, identified as Lee Davidson, and made contact with him. During the encounter, at least one deputy fired, striking Davidson. Authorities have not released a detailed account of what occurred immediately before the shooting, including whether Davidson fired a weapon, pointed a firearm at deputies, ignored commands, or what specific actions led deputies to use deadly force.
Davidson was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No deputies were injured during the incident. A handgun was visible at the scene following the shooting, according to aerial television footage, although investigators have not publicly released forensic findings regarding the weapon or whether it was fired.
As required by department policy, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched multiple investigations into the shooting, including reviews by the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. The department also notified the Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General. Detectives are reviewing body-worn camera footage, physical evidence, forensic evidence, and witness statements as part of the investigation. As of the latest reporting, the identities of the deputies who fired their weapons had not been released, and no additional information regarding the circumstances of the shooting had been made public.
On 07/24/2026, at approximately 9:06 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to the 10400 block of Artesia Boulevard in Bellflower after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon involving an armed man. Dispatch information indicated the man was reportedly carrying a firearm.
Deputies located the man, identified as Lee Davidson, and made contact with him. During the encounter, at least one deputy fired, striking Davidson. Authorities have not released a detailed account of what occurred immediately before the shooting, including whether Davidson fired a weapon, pointed a firearm at deputies, ignored commands, or what specific actions led deputies to use deadly force.
Davidson was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No deputies were injured during the incident. A handgun was visible at the scene following the shooting, according to aerial television footage, although investigators have not publicly released forensic findings regarding the weapon or whether it was fired.
As required by department policy, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched multiple investigations into the shooting, including reviews by the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. The department also notified the Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General. Detectives are reviewing body-worn camera footage, physical evidence, forensic evidence, and witness statements as part of the investigation. As of the latest reporting, the identities of the deputies who fired their weapons had not been released, and no additional information regarding the circumstances of the shooting had been made public.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/los-angeles-county-deputy-kills-allegedly-armed-man-bellflower/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/bellflower-deputy-shooting-investigation/3921651/
https://abc7.com/post/deputies-shoot-man-say-was-armed-during-confrontation-bellflower/19572709/