Unarmed Man Shot by Police in Koreatown

Koreatown - A 27-year-old Koreatown man was killed in an officer-involved shooting early this morning, police officials said.

Steven Eugene Washington died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to Los Angeles Police officials.

Shortly after midnight, two LAPD gang enforcement officers were on patrol northbound on Vermont Avenue near James Wood Blvd. They saw a man on the sidewalk suspiciously looking around and manipulating something in his waistband area.

When police attempted to conduct an investigation, the man advanced rapidly toward the officers while trying to remove something from his waistband, LAPD officials said. Then the officer involved shooting occurred.

Police said Washington did not have any weapons. Two officers involved in the shooting have been reassigned while the circumstances are under investigation.