[LBPD text] On Sunday, April 27, 2014, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Long Beach Police assisted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) in the area of Ocean Boulevard and 14th Place, in Long Beach, which resulted in an officer involved shooting.

• Los Angeles County deputies pursued a male adult suspect into Long Beach from Compton after a felony assault on a police officer

• Long Beach Police provided assistance with containment and a K-9 unit was called to the scene

• The suspect vehicle came to a stop at Ocean Boulevard and 14th Place and the suspect refused to comply with deputies' commands to exit

• Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department SWAT was activated and was in the process of responding

• Officers observed the suspect inside the vehicle moving around and appeared to be reaching for unknown items

• At some point, the suspect exited his vehicle and deputies deployed a Stunbag in an attempt to detain the suspect The Stunbag failed to stop the suspect and he ran from deputies down exterior stairs toward the public beach

• Long Beach officers, who were located on the beach, east of the foot of the stairs with an obstructed view due to palm trees and shrubbery, heard gunshots from above and saw the suspect running toward the populated beach area

• Believing the suspect had just engaged deputies in a gunfight, was still armed, and remained an immediate threat to law enforcement and the public gathered on the beach, the officers shouted verbal commands multiple times, as the suspect continued down the stairs

• The suspect failed to surrender and after officers observed him reaching for his waist band, an officer involved shooting occurred

• The suspect was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased

• Detectives are working with the Los Angeles Coroner's Office to locate and notify next of kin

• Investigation is ongoing

The Long Beach Homicide Detail investigates all officer-involved shootings. Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Mark McGuire and Greg Krabbe at (562) 570-7244.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is also conducting an independent investigation of the shooting, as they do with all officer involved shootings that occur in Los Angeles County that result in injury or death.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIPLA plus your tip to 274637 (CRIMES), or visit http://www.lacrimestoppers.org/...

LBREPORT.com provides a still screen save below showing the first (starting) frame of the video. The video recording began after the shooting and shows the wounded suspect taken on a gurney to a lifeguard vehicle (which can traverse the sand), we presume to reach a nearby ambulance.

...From where I was, it was hard to see who was shooting...

What I saw was him [the suspect] facing the sheriffs' white vehicle, leaning toward them in an aggressive posture. He was standing about 6 feet from the bottom of the stairs.

Then there were shots (5-8), and he doubled forward and fell to the ground in that same spot. He rolled onto his back and I saw his left arm waving weakly, and his head moving side to side just a little.

Then the nearest LBPD officers, a few of whom had been behind the cluster of palm trees just to the east of the staircase, surrounded him, and a dozen or so sheriffs came down the steps and joined them. Then I couldn't seem him again until they moved away for the responders.

The medical responders walked to the scene, either from the fire truck or the red ambulance behind it. They weren't hurrying at all, so I assumed he was already deceased.

After they put him on the gurney, I could see the blue shirt they had cut off of him still lying on the ground where he fell. It's visible near the bush at the left side...

[LASD release text, in update says incident began at roughly 2:47 p.m.] On Sunday, April 27, 2014, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Compton Sheriff's Station, observed a male adult in a struggle with security officers at the "Target" store located on the 1600 block of South Alameda Street, Compton.

As deputies assisted the security officers, the suspect pulled out a large pair of scissors. The suspect then fled to a vehicle, and the deputies pursued the vehicle.

The suspect then came to a stop on the 1800 block of East Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, where he refused to comply with deputies' commands to exit the vehicle.

Approximately 15 minutes later, the suspect exited the vehicle with a large wooden stick in hand, again refusing to comply with deputies' verbal commands.

In an attempt to safely detain the uncooperative suspect, deputies utilized less than lethal force by deploying a stun bag. The stun bag had no effect on the suspect, and he again ran from deputies. The suspect then encountered Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers, who were assisting on the containment, and a LBPD officer-involved shooting occurred.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

"Target" security officers originally attempted to detain the suspect for a crime allegedly committed at the store.

Compton Sheriff's Station detectives will investigate the Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer, as well as the Robbery. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide detectives will investigate the use of force used by deputies and LBPD personnel will investigate the officer-involved shooting.

The identity of the suspect will be released by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner at a later time.

There is no further information at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.