Huntington Park police officers responded around 5:24 p.m. to the 6300 block of Malabar Street over a report of a man armed with a gun, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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When the officers encountered the suspect, authorities say he took out two knives. At some point during the encounter, police said the suspect threw a knife at an officer and they opened fire on him.
Additional details into what led up to the shooting are unknown.
One officer attempted to subdue the suspect with less-lethal means before three officers fired bullets at him, a news release from the sheriff's department said.
The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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One of the officers was slightly injured.
The sheriff's department is taking the lead in the investigation.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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