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Man Shot by LAPD After Foot Pursuit Had Loaded Gun

A man fatally shot by Los Angeles police during a weekend foot pursuit was holding a loaded semiautomatic gun in one hand and turned toward officers, Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday.The chief disclosed details of Saturday’s shooting of Carnell Snell, Jr., 18, in South Los Angeles.Snell was in the back seat of a car that officers noticed because its paper plates did not match the year of the car, Beck said.Snell ducked from sight and then jumped out of the car while holding his w
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