Man armed with knife shot by police in South LA

A man was shot by LAPD officers in South Los Angeles on Sunday. He was taken to a nearby hospital but was declared dead. The man, whose identity is unknown, was shot by police in South LA. The incident happened when officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the area. The man, later identified as 42-year-old Wilver Blanco, was allegedly armed with a knife. The officers found Blanco holding a knife behind a parked vehicle. They asked him to drop the knife multiple times, but Blanco did not obey. Instead, he climbed onto a car's bumper, then ran towards one of the officers. The officers then fired at Blanco. Blanco was taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead. The LAPD officers were responding to a call about Blanco possibly being under the influence of drugs and chasing an elderly man. The investigation continued at the scene, and the area was expected to be affected for hours. No further details were provided by the investigators.