Man Shot by Huntington Beach Police Identified

Police shot and killed a man who a caller reported had a gun. Police said the gun turned out to be fake.

An autopsy was expected on Friday for a man fatally shot by Huntington Beach police after pulling out what looked like a pistol but what turned out to be a replica.

Ian Berrier, 20, of Huntington Beach, (pictured below) was shot by police near Hoskins Lane and Milo Drive on Thursday.

Police were called to the area because a caller reported that a man and a woman had been arguing and the man had threatened the caller with a gun, police said.

Police fired when Berrier pulled what they thought was a gun on them, police said.

Police later determined the weapon was a replica semi-automatic pistol (pictured here), police said.

Police have not released the name of the officer, who was not injured.

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Following Huntington Beach Police Department protocol, the Orange County Sheriff's Department will investigate the shooting, Huntington Beach police said.

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