On the evening of June 13, a confrontation in South Los Angeles escalated into violence when a man reportedly opened fire on a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter. The incident, which unfolded in the vicinity of Cahita and Rosecrans Avenues, drew significant attention after law enforcement was dispatched to the 14600 block of Cahita Avenue in Compton. The suspect, a 30-year-old Hispanic male, was armed with a shotgun and had allegedly discharged the weapon multiple times, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities were called to the scene after receiving reports of a man, possibly under the influence, behaving erratically in a backyard. The confrontation reached a peak when deputies were forced to fatally shoot the suspect after he refused to surrender and began firing at the helicopter. Deputies had continually ordered the suspect to surrender, a situation captured by the Citizen App, showing law enforcement's heavy presence just after 8 p.m., as reported by KTLA.

The situation momentarily seemed to stabilize as the Sky5 chopper observed from above, capturing video evidence of the suspect’s immobile figure and the nearby weapon. As per the KTLA report, preliminary assessments indicated that the individual had fired hundreds of rounds at the helicopter. Moments following the deployment of a flashbang, deputies ascended the roof to investigate, confirming that the suspect had not survived the encounter. The Sheriff’s Information Bureau later announced that no deputies were harmed during this incident.

The deceased was eventually shrouded by a sheet as detectives took to rigorously document the scene, all captured by news cameras. The investigation is ongoing, with probes being conducted by multiple divisions within the Sheriff's Department, including the Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs.