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Police: LA deputies shoot, kill Black man who dropped gun

by Associated Press
| September 2, 2020 12:03 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Black man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped for a traffic violation while riding a bike, then ran from police, punched one officer and then “made a motion" toward a gun on the ground, authorities said.

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