Police are asking the public to avoid an area in downtown Los Angeles near the Crypto.com Arena after an officer fired shots at a machete-wielding man on Sunday morning.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to KTLA that around 9:12 a.m., officers were called to the area of Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street for reports of a man armed with a machete who was threatening a security guard.
Details are limited, and the LAPD did not immediately expand on what transpired between the time of the call and the time officers arrived — but early reports suggest a short pursuit was initiated. KTLA is working to confirm this information…