Sunset Boulevard Shut Down In L.A. Amid Officer Involved Shooting

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood was sectioned off with yellow crime tape on Saturday afternoon following an officer-involved shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The shooting occurred along Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, Officer Rosario Cervantes told Patch. The road was closed to traffic in both directions.

A person appeared to be dead in the road, NBC 4 reported. Footage from Newschopper4 showed blood splattered on the street. Another video posted to Twitter showed officers setting up a tent over what appears to be a body in the street.

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