Officer-involved shooting in South L.A. draws angry crowd
By Kate Mather | Los Angeles Times | October 1, 2016, 5:50PM PTLos Angeles police shot and killed an armed suspect Saturday in South Los Angeles following the pursuit of what was believed to be a stolen-vehicle, authorities said.
The events leading up to the shooting began about 1:40 p.m., when officers spotted a car with paper plates and tried to stop it, thinking the vehicle may have been stolen, Sgt. Barry Montgomery told reporters at 108th Street and Western Avenue.
When the driver of the vehicle failed to stop, officers began a pursuit, Montgomery said.
A passenger got out of the car near Western and 106th Street, and officers ran after him, Montgomery said. They chased him toward the back of a house on 107th Street, Montgomery said, where police shot him.
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Relatives identified him as Carnell Snell Jr. and said the 18-year-old was killed on the same street where he lived.
Police have not said what exactly happened in the moments before the shooting, citing the early stages of the investigation. Montgomery said a weapon was found at the scene, but did not elaborate.
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