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Suspect in deadly LA rampage shot, killed by police

Los Angeles Police Department investigates the scene of a drive-by shooting at 7th and Figueroa Streets where an Uber driver was shot and killed Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles police fatally shot a man early Tuesday morning after he allegedly went on a violent rampage in the city's downtown, shooting several people — killing two of them, including a newlywed — seemingly at random before leading police on an hours-long chase that ended in a standoff on a freeway overpass in Orange County, Calif.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police fatally shot a man early Tuesday suspected of going on a violent rampage in the city’s downtown, shooting several people — killing two of them, including a newlywed — seemingly at random before leading police on an hours-long chase that ended in a standoff on a freeway overpass.

The suspect, only described as a man in his late 40s or early 50s, was pronounced dead on the overpass in Orange County, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

“This appears to be random acts of violence,” police Lt. Raul Jovel told reporters in Fullerton, where the man was shot. “We have no idea what precipitated this.”

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