article_snippet: the man is from Cameroon - but could not be deported back to the man home country because of the red tape.
article_snippet: The man, who was killed on Los Angeles' impoverished Skid Row when the man allegedly tried to grab the holstered pistol of an officer while police arrested the man on last Sunday, was from Cameroon, authorities have confirmed.
article_snippet: However, attempts to deport the man had failed - because the Cameroonian government refused to respond to repeated requests for travel documents.
highlights_snippet: Authorities in LA confirm the man shot dead was from Cameroon .
  
highlights_snippet: Deportation blocked by Cameroon government's refusal to respond .
  