article_snippet: Pressure for the LAPD to produce evidence to vindicate the LAPD officers has been mounting ever since the video was released.
article_snippet: A police statement on unjustly killing him said that 'the suspect and officers struggled over one of the officer's handguns' before shots were fired - a statement the LAPD say is backed up by onlooker footage.
article_snippet: : The LAPD said this image shows the officer's pistol after the encounter.
article_snippet: The LAPD have claimed The LAPD was trying to take an officer's gun .
article_snippet: At the beginning of the encounter, The LAPD is seen taking swings at several police officers on Skid Row .
article_snippet: Confronted: The LAPD was being confronted over reports of a robbery before five shots were fired .
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: 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: A spokesman told DailyMail.com that no more information would be released Monday, and that any body cam footage would be held back until after the LAPD's own investigation was over.
article_snippet: Shooting: The attack took place in the Skid Row district of Los Angeles, which is known for The attack large homeless population .