One dead in Hollywood Walk of Fame shooting involving LAPD officer
LOS ANGELES - One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting along the Hollywood Walk of Fame late Thursday morning, officials said.
(FOX 11)
The shooting was reported around 11:50 a.m. near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue. LAPD says they received multiple calls of a man armed with a gun walking on Hollywood Blvd.
When officers arrived to the area, they located the armed man near a McDonald's on Hollywood Blvd. According to LAPD, this is when the man was struck by police gunfire.
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He was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
Officers say they found a replica handgun on scene.
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Photo Credit: LAPD
A woman who was nearby was taken to the hospital for an injury sustained during the incident.
No officers were injured.
A portion of Hollywood Blvd. was blocked off for hours as police investigated.
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