article_snippet: The LAPD have claimed The LAPD was trying to take an officer's gun .
article_snippet: A police statement on unjustly killing him said that 'the suspect and officers struggled over one of an officer's handguns' before shots were fired.
article_snippet: Flowers were left by the manMonday as people attacked the LAPD for the killing .
article_snippet: LAPD has LAPD own investigation into the killing, which will 'determine whether the use of deadly force was consistent with Department policies and procedures'.
article_snippet: LA County's district attorney's office will also conduct LA County's district attorney's office own probe.
article_snippet: Last night, LAPD spokesman Andy Smith insisted that the shots only came after the struggle over a firearm.
article_snippet: LAPD spokesman Andy Smith told reporters: 'During the attempt to detain LAPD spokesman Andy Smith, this individual resisted our officers.
article_snippet: Theys struggled with LAPD spokesman Andy Smith, this individual tried to tase LAPD spokesman Andy Smith a couple of the LA Times.' '
article_snippet: That was ineffective and eventually the struggle occurred where the officers that were struggling with the individual over one of the officer's weapons.
highlights_snippet: LAPD officers killed man during confrontation around noon Sunday .
  
highlights_snippet: Chiefs have claimed man was trying to snatch an officer's gun .
  