SWAT Team Kills Man Who Took Hostage In DTLA – Graphic Video

Moment SWAT Team Killed Man Who Took Hostage in Downtown LA

The Los Angeles police shot and killed an armed suspect while rescuing a hostage Friday after the suspect pointed his weapon at the victim’s head.

According to LAPD officers, they were pursuing a suspect on foot after he allegedly fired gunshots at people downtown and attempted to carjack a woman, authorities said.

Officers claim that they followed the suspect to an apartment building and observed his actions on a surveillance camera.

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“They saw the suspect in a hallway armed with a gun forcing a female to come with him,” the department tweeted late Friday. “At that point, we knew we had a hostage situation. While LAPD personnel were outside of the complex they saw through a window, the suspect holding a gun to the hostage’s head.”

SWAT officers then entered the apartment building based on the “already incredibly violent actions & fearing the suspect was going to kill the hostage.”

The suspect was shot by officers and died at the scene. The hostage was taken to a hospital but her medical condition was not immediately known, police said.

A witness reportedly recorded the incident from across the street and posted a video on Twitter. The video shows the suspect grabbing the hostage, then shows SWAT officers moving in – plus the sound of multiple gunshots.