“As Alaniz entered a driveway at the 2400 block of Bellevue Avenue, he turned and pointed the pistol at officers resulting in ...

"An LAPD airship was overhead and reported ... The suspect refused to comply and a 40mm Less-Lethal Launcher (LLL) was discharged toward the suspect was ineffective," the release said.

“An LAPD air unit arrived overhead and observed ... they told him to drop the gun, then used a 40 mm less-lethal launcher when he refused. The man then pointed his six-cylinder Smith & Wesson ...