A drunken man fired at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s helicopter from a rooftop in Compton Thursday night and was killed by deputies, authorities said.
Sheriff’s officials said they received a call around 7:45 Thursday night about a man who may have been intoxicated in a yard in the 14600 block of Casita Avenue in Compton.
When they arrived, the man moved from the backyard to the roof of a home, the Sheriff’s Department said in a news release, noting that the man continued to ignore orders to surrender.
Later, “a Sheriff’s Department helicopter arrived on scene with reports that the suspect was armed with a shotgun,” authorities said in a statement. “They reported that the suspect was firing shots in their direction.”
The department said two officers on scene then shot and killed the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.
The shooting will be investigated by multiple agencies, which is standard protocol.
No one else was injured in the shooting.
An investigation is underway after a man who fired at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s helicopter was fatally shot by deputies in Compton Thursday night.
(KTLA)
