Event Brief
LAPD fires on man with water pistol in S. L.A.
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Summary: Newton Division officers responded Monday; officials say shots were fired but missed, leaving a South L.A. man lucky to survive.
WHO: Los Angeles Police Department officers; a South Los Angeles man
WHAT: Officers fired at a man armed with a water pistol after reports of the incident
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 10:35 PM ET
WHERE: South Los Angeles
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
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