Video: LAPD Officers Confront Bat-Wielding Man Near Interstate Underpass

A man accused of threatening pedestrians and striking occupied vehicles with a bat was fatally shot after Los Angeles police officers confronted him near an Interstate 10 underpass.

Aug. 31, 2026

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LAPD officers fatally shot a man armed with a bat after reports that he was threatening pedestrians and striking occupied vehicles near Normandie Avenue and Washington Boulevard.
Officers located the suspect near the Interstate 10 Freeway underpass on Normandie Avenue, where they encountered him still armed with the bat.
The man was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead; no other injuries were reported, and the shooting remains under investigation.

By Joseph Serna

Source Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles police shot and killed a man who was swinging a bat at cars near a freeway onramp Wednesday evening, officials said.

About 6:30 p.m., police started to receive reports that a man was threatening pedestrians with a bat and hitting occupied vehicles near Normandie Avenue and Washington Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department posted on X.

By the time officers arrived in the area, the man had moved south on Normandie Avenue and officers found him at the 10 Freeway underpass, the department said.

"When officers arrived to the area, they encountered the suspect, armed with the bat," and fatally shot him, police said.

Police did not provide any additional details on why they opened fire.

After the shooting, paramedics arrived and rushed the man to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The man's identity was not immediately available. No one else was injured in the shooting and the bat was booked into evidence.

An investigation into the shooting is underway.

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