Jimmy Briggs
Male, Black
Date of the incident: 2/16/2017
Gardena, Los Angeles, CA
14100 Van Buren Court
14100 Van Buren Court
Gardena officers were patrolling West Rosecrans Avenue when they noticed a disturbance in the parking lot of a business. The officers stopped to assist a security guard in quelling the disturbance between several patrons. During the encounter, one of the males fired at least one round and fled west away from the parking lot. As Gardena officers tried to apprehend the man, an officer shot and killed the man. Police did not disclose what precipitated the shooting.