Boyle Heights rally decries fatal LAPD shooting of man police say had replica BB-gun rifle

Family members and community leaders held a rally in Boyle Heights on Tuesday where they denounced the fatal LAPD shooting of a man who police say had a replica BB-gun rifle.

The shooting happened Monday on Spence Street near 8th Street after police responded to reports of a man armed with a rifle. The neighborhood was placed on lockdown.

AIR7 video shows SWAT officers surrounding a white van. Video from the scene shows shattered glass on the ground and several bullet holes visible on the windshield…

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