A man pulled over in southeast Los Angeles on Friday died of a shot from his own gun. Police say they were trying to prevent the gun from being fired.
Los Angeles police said a man pulled over for a traffic stop Friday night in southeast Los Angeles died of a gunshot wound from his own weapon after police spotted a gun in his car and confronted him.
Police said they saw the gun in the vehicle when they pulled over the man about 10:30 p.m., near East 74th Street and South Central Avenue, east of the 110 Freeway. The LAPD said in a statement that officers tried to prevent the gun from being fired but that it went off. The man, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital, where he died, a police spokesperson said.
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