A man who allegedly had a gun inside a bar in Hawthorne was shot by police on Friday night, officials said.
Officers responded to The Coach’s Sports Bar on South Inglewood Avenue after receiving 911 calls about a person inside with a firearm before 8:45 p.m., according to the Hawthorne Police Department.
There, police say they encountered an armed man, believed to be the person referenced in the call, and that’s when they shot him multiple times. More details about what led up to the shooting were not released.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he was receiving treatment, the police department said. His condition was not immediately known.
Officials said no officers or other people in the bar were hurt. The man did not fire any shots, according to police.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau was expected to take over the investigation.
