The Los Angeles Police Department Friday released the names of two officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of a 56-year-old man after he allegedly swung a metal chain at passing vehicles and passersby.
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The officers involved were identified as Agustin Hernandez and Jay Weber, according to the LAPD.
Hernandez is an Officer II and Weber an Officer III, which carries a higher degree of responsibility, according to the department's classifications
At around noon Tuesday, officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Southeast Division responded to a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon suspect in the area of Kalmia and 103rd streets.
When they encountered the suspect, he ignored officer commands to surrender, police said.
Detectives identified him Wednesday as Hugo Polanco, who was "using wires as a whip and attempting to hit passersby," police said.
As Polanco held a "cluster" of the metal wires approximately seven- and-a-half feet in length, officers ordered him multiple times to drop the weapon.
Police said he initially complied but then retrieved the weapon. Officers first shot the man with 40mm less lethal rounds, which had no effect.
The suspect attempted to advance on the officers when the shooting occurred, according to police. The suspect was struck and taken into custody, after which he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
No other injuries were reported, and the weapon was recovered from the scene as evidence.
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