The Brief
- Authorities have identified Thomas Hearn as the man fatally shot by LAPD officers on Friday morning following a police chase.
- Police said Hearn fled a robbery call, shot at officers from his car window on the 405 Freeway, and was shot after refusing to drop his weapon.
- A loaded 9mm semi-automatic Polymer80 “ghost gun” was recovered at the scene.
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles police on Saturday identified a man who was fatally shot by officers after he allegedly fired a weapon during a police chase that ended on the northbound 405 Freeway in Westchester.
What we know:
The incident began around 4:15 a.m. on Friday, June 5 when Pacific Patrol Division uniformed officers responded to a radio call of a robbery in progress. …