Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Lavell Adams

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : Black

Date : 07/29/2024

Location : 2630 S Halm Avenue

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD, SWAT

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

LAPD responded to a burglary call around 3:30 a.m. Three men were detained by police. The home targeted for burglary was somehow set on fire and a fourth person was locked inside and refused to leave. Police called SWAT and escalated a lengthy standoff until the man jumped out of the window and allegedly had a knife. Police fired a number of beanbags and hit him and he retreated inside of the house again and he emerged and allegedly still had a knife and was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/burglary-suspect-believed-dead-after-standoff-with-police-in-los-angeles-neighborhood/

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/07/30/authorities-id-burglary-suspect-fatally-shot-by-lapd/