The Los Angeles Police Department shot a man allegedly armed with a gun in Boyle Heights Monday morning.
Officers were called to Spence Street north of Olympic Boulevard just before 8:30 a.m., Officer Cervantes said.
A SWAT team was deployed to the scene, and shortly before 11 a.m. gunfire broke out.
Police did not detail what prompted the shooting, but the man was struck at least once. His condition is unknown.
Aerial footage from the scene shows a white work van surrounded by police vehicles, including armored SWAT vehicles.
Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.



