Boyle Heights

16-Year-Old Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting in Boyle Heights

A 16-year-old boy was killed after officers opened fire in Boyle Heights Saturday night, authorities confirmed.

Jose Mendez was identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner Sunday as the teen killed in the police confrontation.

Officers with the LAPD’s Hollenbeck Division were following a stolen vehicle on 6th Street just west of Lorena Street around 10:45 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Frank Preciado said.

Shortly after officers began to follow the vehicle, Sgt. Preciado said the car stopped in the 3300 block of 6th Street.

Police said the driver, later identified as Mendez, got out of the vehicle and was armed with a firearm at that time an officer-involved shooting took place.

Preciado confirmed that the driver was struck by gunfire and was pronounced dead at the scene by LAFD paramedics.

What led up to the officer-involved shooting was under investigation, Preciado said.

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No officers were injured as a result of the shooting.

The immediate area of the incident was blocked off during the investigation.

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