Assault suspect shot by LAPD officers in Koreatown

An investigation is underway after a man allegedly involved in an assault with a deadly weapon was shot by Los Angeles police officers Friday morning.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded around 7:15 a.m. to the 800 block of South Vermont Avenue on a report of a man armed with a “sharp object” who had just been involved in an assault.

Arriving officers quickly located the suspect and, at some point, a shooting occurred with officers opening fire and striking him…

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