Deputies claim that the man fired shots at them as he attempted to flee from a home where they were called for reports of domestic violence.

Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics arrived at the location and, despite rendering life-saving measures, pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man while responding to a report of domestic violence in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles Tuesday morning. A woman called for help at about 1:30 a.

Sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic violence incident reported in South LA confronted the reportedly armed suspect, which led to at least one of the deputies shooting him, officials said.