Woman dies after being shot by LAPD in Silver Lake

LAPD shoots woman who allegedly pointed gun at passing cars

A woman was transported to the hospital after she was shot by police in Silver Lake. According to LAPD the woman was wandering the street and pointing a gun at cars passing by.

LOS ANGELES - A woman was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Department officers in Silver Lake Wednesday night after she allegedly pointed a gun at passing cars, according to officials.

The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Silver Lake Boulevard near the northbound 101 Freeway, according to LAPD.

The department said the woman was shot after she had been allegedly wandering the street and pointing a gun at cars passing by.

Video from SkyFOX showed first responders on the scene around 8:20 p.m., lifting a person onto a gurney. Officers said the woman was conscious and breathing, but provided no other information on her condition.

She was taken to the hospital where she died.

No further information was released.

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