Officer-Involved Shooting in Hollenbeck Division NRF035-25ma

July 28, 2025    NRF035-25ma

UPDATE

On Monday, July 28, 2025, the Chief of Police authorized the release of the officers’ names who were involved in an Officer-Involved Shooting, that occurred in Hollenbeck Area. The involved officers were identified as Hollenbeck Area Police Officer III Livier Jimenez, Serial No. 43044, and Police Officers II Fernando Godinez, Serial No. 43282, and Michael Ruiz, Serial No. 43376.

**The following information is based on a preliminary and ongoing investigation, which continues to evolve as investigators interview witnesses, review physical and electronic records, and analyze forensic evidence. The Department’s understanding of the facts and circumstances may change as additional evidence is collected and analyzed**

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Force Investigation Division is investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) that occurred in Hollenbeck Division.

On July 14, 2025, around 8:30 a.m., Hollenbeck Patrol Division uniformed officers responded to a call of a “415 Man with a Gun,” on Spence Street, near 8th Street. The comments of the call described the suspect and stated he was holding a “possible assault rifle.”

Upon arrival, officers observed the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Jeremy Anthony Flores, in the driver’s seat of a white utility van, parked to the rear of 1200 Spence Street, holding an assault rifle. Additional resources were requested as Flores was ordered to exit the vehicle and drop the weapon; however, he refused to follow commands, raised the rifle, and an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) occurred.

Following the OIS, Flores remained non-compliant and refused to exit the vehicle. Metropolitan Division Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) was requested to assist with the incident. After unsuccessful attempts to gain compliance, SWAT officers, along with a Tactical Emergency Medical Support Unit (TEMS) from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), approached the vehicle. Flores, who was unresponsive and still holding the rifle. Flores sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and personnel from the TEMS unit immediately assessed him, determining he was deceased. The rifle recovered from Flores’ hands was an MP5-style, automatic BB Airsoft rifle, capable of firing metallic projectiles. The rifle was booked as evidence.

No officers or other community members were injured during this incident.

Force Investigation Division (FID) personnel responded to the scene and are conducting the investigation.