Armed man who died after Venice police shooting is identified

An armed man who died after police shot him in Venice last week has been identified as Todd Gregory Hurlburt, 53, authorities said.

Officers responded to a radio call of a possibly armed person in the 800 block of Venice Boulevard on Friday night, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told police commissioners at their meeting Tuesday.

Around 8:30 p.m. officers arrived at the home, where a woman met them outside and told them the suspect was inside destroying property, police said Saturday.

Inside, the officers saw a person — later identified by coroner’s officials as Hurlburt — sitting in a chair with an AR-15 rifle, Beck said. He ignored commands to drop the rifle, then stood up and pointed it at one of the officers, prompting police to shoot, Beck said. The AR-15 was found at the scene.

Hurlburt was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center at 8:50 p.m. Friday and was pronounced dead at 9:33 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of operations for the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

An official cause of death is still pending, Winter said.

Times reporter Harriet Ryan contributed to this story.

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