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.

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.

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.