article_snippet: Damaged gun': the Los Angeles Police Department said this image shows the officer's pistol after the violent midday encounter on Skid Row.
article_snippet: LA police chief Charlie Beck said damaged magazine and a partially-discharged bullet prove there was a struggle over it .
article_snippet: LA police chief Charlie Beck claimed the images showed that the magazine and slide of the officer's pistol were damaged - and that a bullet had been partially discharged from the chamber.
article_snippet: LA police chief Charlie Beck said: 'While on the ground and struggling with the officers the man forcibly grabbed on of the officers' holstered pistols, resulting in an officer involved shooting. '
article_snippet: As you can see, the slide is partially engaged and a round had been partially ejected and has fouled the chamber. '
article_snippet: This is indicative of a struggle over the weapon.
article_snippet: As you can also see, the magazine is dislodged from the magazine resting-place.
article_snippet: This is also idnicative of force used on a weapon.
article_snippet: A police statement on the killing said that 'the suspect and officers struggled over one of the officer's handguns' before shots were fired.
article_snippet: Last night, LAPD spokesman Andy Smith insisted that the shots only came after the struggle over a firearm.
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.