LAPD chief defends deadly shooting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck is defending the deadly police shooting of a knife-wielding man that sparked a violent protest.

Beck told the Police Commission on Tuesday that the officer who shot Manuel Jamines acted in defense of life Sunday. The Los Angeles Times reports that Beck also says officers warned Jamines in both Spanish and English to drop the knife before the father of three was shot.

The shooting of the Guatemalan immigrant prompted some violent protests late Monday near MacArthur Park, an area with a large population of Spanish-speaking immigrants. Four were arrested and three officers received slight injuries after some demonstrators began throwing rocks and bottles.