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…