The LAPD released a combination of body-worn camera and witness bystander footage of an officer-involved shooting in which a SWAT sniper neutralized an armed suspect that had just fired his weapon.

According to reports, the incident occurred on May 3, 2022, around 8:20 a.m. Central Patrol officers responded to a backup request for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) at an apartment in the 100 block of West 5th Street.

When the officers attempted to speak to the suspect, later identified as 54-year-old Leron James, he pointed a handgun at the officers. The officers immediately set up a perimeter and requested additional resources. James refused to exit the apartment and SWAT responded along with a Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT). The CNT attempted to establish communication with James, but were unable to establish dialog.

At an impasse with James, SWAT used a chemical agent. James went to an open window and fired one round from a handgun; at which time there was an Officer-Involved Shooting. James was struck by gunfire and pronounced deceased at scene by LAFD personnel.