Parademics took one person to the hospital on Monday after officers from the Los Angeles Police Department opened fire in Echo Park. Investigators said the shooting happened near a bus stop in the area of Cornado Street and Bellevue Avenue after officers received a call for a mentally ill man with a gun.

LOS ANGELES - A shooting is under investigation near Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call near the 2400 block of Bellevue Avenue. According to LAPD, officers spotted a man possibly armed with a gun and an officer-involved shooting ensued.

Los Angeles Police Department officers shot a man experiencing a mental-health crisis in Echo Park Monday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m., Hector Alaniz’s mother called police to “report that her son was suffering from mental illness and may be a danger to others,