article_snippet: Not surprisingly, sanitary conditions are appalling.
article_snippet: This quarter of despair is now at the center of national attention for another reason: This week, Los Angeles police and a homeless man in a tent engaged in a confrontation, ending with officers fatally shooting the man known only as "Africa," an apparent reference to a homeless man in a tent home continent.
article_snippet: It was all captured on video by bystanders.
article_snippet: Police allege "Africa" tried to reach for an officer's gun, prompting the police gunfire against an officer.
article_snippet: CNN's Paul Vercammen contributed to this report.