A man who was allegedly armed with a knife and confronted police responding to a mental health call on the outskirts of Koreatown was fatally shot Thursday.The shooting occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at an apartment in the 400 block of South Gramercy Place, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, which initially said officers responded to a report of a "violent male.
"Police subsequently said officers were called to meet Department of Mental Health workers at the apartment, and when they arrived, they were met by a man in his 40s who was armed with a knife, prompting at least one officer to open fire, striking the suspect.The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and a knife was recovered. No details were released on exactly what occurred to prompt the shooting.Relatives of the man were visibly distraught at the scene following the shooting.