{"id":256116,"date":"2026-04-07T18:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256116\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:36:13","slug":"man-fatally-struck-during-confrontation-near-convention-center-downtown-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256116\/","title":{"rendered":"Man fatally struck during confrontation near Convention Center downtown | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Police Tuesday are on the lookout for the suspect who fatally struck a man in his 30s during a confrontation blocks from the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday to\u00a0\u00a0Venice Boulevard and Convention Center Drive regarding an assault with a deadly weapon call. When they arrived at the scene, the officers learned the suspect struck the victim in the head with a large, hard object, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service.<\/p>\n


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Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene, where they pronounced the victim dead.<\/p>\n

The suspect ran away from the scene and is still at large, police said.<\/p>\n

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