LAPD shoots and kills an erratic man armed with a knife when he ran towards officers in South LA

A man who was armed with a knife was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Department officers in South Los Angeles.

They were sent to the 100 block of W. Colden Avenue at around 6:30 p.m. after learning of an assault with a deadly weapon in the area, according to LAPD's Tony Im.

Officers say that they were told the suspect, who has since been identified as 42-year-old Wilver Blanco, was possibly under the influence of narcotics and that he was "chasing an elderly male" at the home.

"When the officers arrived to the area of the call, they found Blanco standing behind a vehicle parked on the street holding a knife in his right hand," an LAPD statement said. " The officers stopped their vehicle, deployed behind their respective doors, and ordered Blanco multiple times to drop his knife."

Instead of listening, Blanco climbed onto the rear bumper of a car parked in the area and got into a crouched position after stepping off the bumper before he "ran toward the passenger officer," at which points officers opened fire.

Blanco was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.