Man shot and killed by police for pointing his finger at them

Deputies in Florence, an area just outside south LA, received a call about an armed robbery at around 4.30am.

Within seconds of their arrival, residents heard gunshots – and a man was found dead on the pavement.

Officers told local station ABC 7 that the man they killed matched the description of the robbery suspect, because he was wearing black shorts and a black hoodie.

When they pulled up, the suspect apparently quickly turned and pointed at them like he had a gun – but it was just his finger.

Lt Eddie Hernandez, from the LA County Sheriff’s Department argued that the police fired after he took pointed at them in a shooting stance.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was unarmed.

More than 990 people were shot and killed by police in 2015.

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