A 35-year-old Sikh man, seen waving a machete on a avenue in Los Angeles and charging at police officers, has died after he was shot by police following a dramatic automobile chase.
Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Arcadia, sustained gunshot wounds after he was shot by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers following a automobile chase on the morning of July 13.
He was transported to a neighborhood hospital to be handled for the gunshot wounds however succumbed to his accidents on July 17.
The LAPD has launched an in depth video of the incident that reveals Singh waving the 27-inch lengthy machete on the highway in the direction of passing autos and pedestrians. At one level, Singh seems to gesture to chop his tongue with the machete.
The LAPD stated its officers gave a number of instructions for Singh to drop the weapon however he didn’t comply. Singh then returned to his car, retrieved a water bottle, and threw it on the officers.
The video reveals LAPD officers chasing Singh in his automobile throughout streets within the space. Singh drove off in his automobile whereas waving the machete outdoors the motive force’s facet window. Officers initiated a car pursuit throughout which Singh drove erratically, driving his automobile in circles, and colliding with an officer’s car.
A short while later, Singh stopped his automobile in a avenue, exited his car whereas nonetheless armed with the machete, and charged on the officers. The LAPD officers ordered him to cease and fired at Singh as he was charging in the direction of their car.
Singh was struck by gunfire and fell to the pavement. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded and transported Singh, mendacity in a pool of blood, to a neighborhood hospital for medical therapy. The machete, two toes in size, was recovered on the scene and booked as proof.
The officers concerned within the capturing have been recognized as Central Area Police Officer IIs Michael Orozco and Nestor Espinoza Bojorquez. LAPD stated it’s conducting an investigation and authorities will decide whether or not the officers’ ways, drawing and exhibiting a weapon and use of lethal power on this occasion met the requirements anticipated of all LAPD officers.
