Deputies shoot, kill man they say was armed during Bellflower confrontation

A man who authorities said was armed was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies following a confrontation in a Bellflower neighborhood Friday night.

Deputies responded just after 9 p.m. to the 10400 block of Artesia Boulevard following a report regarding an assault with a deadly weapon suspect, according to sheriff’s officials.

At some point during the encounter, deputies opened fire on the suspect. The man was shot and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead…

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