Police fatally shoot man in confrontation on the 10 Freeway in City Terrace

A man was shot to death by Monterey Park police officers Friday morning on the 10 Freeway.

The shooting investigation shut down the 10 in both directions in East Los Angeles, and authorities said at an afternoon news conference that there was no timeframe for when the freeway would reopen.

The incident began shortly after 10 a.m. when officers spotted a white BMW allegedly used in a March 14 robbery in Los Angeles.

When officers attempted to pull the driver over, he fled, and a police pursuit began, authorities said.

Police pursued the vehicle westbound on the 10 from Atlantic Boulevard to around Campus Road.

The suspect began to shoot at officers with a semiautomatic handgun from inside his vehicle, according to Sgt. Arlene Chaidez with the Monterey Park Police Department.

Police investigators work near the scene where a body lies under a tarp on the 710 Freeway southbound onramp after police fatally shot a suspecton the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in the City Terrace area on Friday.

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The driver’s car became disabled near the center divider of the freeway, and he got out and tried to run away, still firing on officers, she said.

That’s when three officers with Monterey Park fired back at him and struck him, Chaidez said.

Police provided aid to the man until paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived, but he died at the scene.

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the shooting. The Monterey Park Police Department is leading the investigation of the shooting, which closed the freeway in both directions, causing significant backups.