An off-duty Beverly Hills Police Department officer on Aug. 8 shot and killed a man armed with a handgun who was fighting another man armed with a pipe. The incident took place near a San Fernando Valley freeway.
The BHPD officer and a companion were driving on Roscoe Boulevard when they encountered the fight near the San Diego (405) Freeway, Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Norma Eisenman said. The officer exited his vehicle “at which point the shooting occurred,” she added.
Eisenman said the armed suspect was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. The other suspect was apprehended, but Eisenman did not say if he had been charged.
The shooting is being investigated by LAPD’s Robbery and Homicides Division, and the BHPD officer is currently on paid administrative leave, as per department policy, BHPD Lt. Andrew Myers told the Courier.
Myers added that the BHPD’s administrative investigation will be conducted after the LAPD finishes its investigation.
The victim was identified as Tomas Rodriguez, 25, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
