A man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles Police Department gang officers in the Pacoima area was identified Thursday.
Alexander Aguilar-Larios, 21, was shot around 8:50 p.m. Tuesday after running -- allegedly while carrying a handgun -- from a vehicle that officers had been following, police said.
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According to the LAPD, officers from the department's Foothill Division Gang Enforcement Detail were patrolling in the area of Lehigh Avenue and Carl Street when they saw a dark-colored sedan speeding through the area. The officers followed the vehicle with the intent of making a traffic stop, but the driver suddenly pulled over and the front passenger -- Aguilar-Larios -- got out "armed with a handgun and began running through a housing development," police said.
"The officers broadcast they were in foot pursuit as they chased Aguilar-Larios, who eventually stumbled to the ground while holding a handgun in his right hand," police said in a statement. "As Aguilar-Larios stood up to continuing fleeing," he was shot by police.
It was unclear if the suspect fired any shots, but police said no officers were injured.
Aguilar-Larios was taken to a hospital, where he died a short time later.
Police said a 9mm handgun was recovered at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle the officers had been following fled the scene and remains at large. That person has not been identified.
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