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Olban Perdomo Rodas
Age : 27
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/14/2023
Location : 6300 block of South Hoover Street
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) :Eric Darling; Shuhei Fuchigami; Steven Valenzuela; Alfred Foca; Julian Lozano
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/13/2023, at approximately 5:20 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the 6300 block of South Hoover Street after the owner of a vehicle reported that 27-year-old Olban Perdomo Rodas was sitting inside a car that had been stolen from the property. When officers arrived, the victim directed them to the driveway where Perdomo remained seated in the driver's seat of the vehicle.
Officers gave repeated commands for Perdomo to get out of the vehicle. He did not comply. Officers approached, opened the driver's door, and attempted to make contact. As they did so, officers saw Perdomo's arm extending from the rear seat while holding a black handgun. The officers backed away, requested additional units, and established distance from the vehicle.
Perdomo then got out of the vehicle while still holding the handgun. Officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon. One officer fired a 40 mm less-lethal launcher, but the projectile did not stop him. According to LAPD, Perdomo continued holding the handgun and pointed it toward the officers. Five officers then fired their service weapons, striking him multiple times. Officers recovered a loaded semiautomatic handgun at the scene, handcuffed Perdomo, and requested Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics. He died before he could be transported to a hospital. No officers or bystanders were injured.
On 08/21/2023, LAPD identified the officers who fired as Police Officer III Eric Darling, Police Officer II Shuhei Fuchigami, Police Officer II Steven Valenzuela, Police Officer II Alfred Foca, and Police Officer II Julian Lozano, all assigned to 77th Street Division. LAPD's Force Investigation Division conducted the criminal and administrative investigation.
LAPD later released body-camera video, audio, photographs, and investigative materials documenting the encounter. The released recordings showed officers attempting verbal commands, the deployment of the less-lethal launcher, and the subsequent shooting.
