Friday evening in Los Angeles, former basketball player at UCLA and the Sacramento Kings, Tyler Honecycutt, was involved in a gunfire exchange with local police for nine hours. Unfortunately, Honeycutt passed away after the shootout; Honeycutt was 27-years old.
Honeycutt’s death was confirmed by a family member and his agent.
According to a report by ESPN, Honeycutt’s mother called the police and reported her son was “acting erratically.” Honeycutt had barricaded himself inside the residence.
The report further stated when the local police arrived at the scene, Honeycutt fired at them and LAPD returned his fire; no officers were injured in the exchange.
UPDATE: We can confirm that during the initial encounter the suspect fired a shot out of the residence and officers returned fire. No officers were injured and it’s unknown if the suspect was struck. This is still an ongoing barricaded situation with SWAT officers on scene.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018
Hours later, the LAPD tweeted SWAT entered the residence to find the suspect was not responsive.
UPDATE: SWAT entered the residence & located an unresponsive male. LAFD responded & pronounced the male dead at scene. Investigators from our Force Investigation Division are at scene conducting a thorough investigation and we will provide more details as they become available
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018
Public Information Director/Spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department Josh Rubenstein, broke down the incident earlier this morning.
.@PDPIOJosh provides an update on the Officer-Involved Shooting in Van Nuys Division. No officers were injured, the suspect was struck by the officers gunfire and transported to a local hospital, and a handgun has been located at the scene. pic.twitter.com/fILXkrgNPL
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018
LAPD also tweeted Honeycutt was killed by a self-inflicted would, not by police gunfire. The investigation is still ongoing.
UPDATE: Regarding last nights Officer-Involved Shooting in Van Nuys Division, it appears as if the suspect was not struck by any officer’s gunfire. The suspect appears to have sustained injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018
More to come as the story develops.
