Charlie Beck

Video released Tuesday shows a black man killed by Los Angeles police was armed just before he was shot dead but the footage failed to capture him when officers say he twice turned toward them holding the loaded semi-automatic handgun.

Los Angeles police said Wednesday they are pursuing a sex assault probe into Bill Cosby, albeit unrelated to the embattled US comic's admission in court documents released this week.

Alerts about hit-and-runs and kidnappings in Los Angeles will soon pop up on traffic app Waze, along with road closure information, the West Coast city's mayor said Tuesday.

The Los Angeles police chief defended on Monday officers who fatally shot a man in the Skid Row homeless district, saying the victim had tried to grab one of their guns.

Video released Tuesday shows a black man killed by Los Angeles police was armed just before he was shot dead but the footage failed to capture him when officers say he twice turned toward them holding the loaded semi-automatic handgun.

Los Angeles police said Wednesday they are pursuing a sex assault probe into Bill Cosby, albeit unrelated to the embattled US comic's admission in court documents released this week.

Alerts about hit-and-runs and kidnappings in Los Angeles will soon pop up on traffic app Waze, along with road closure information, the West Coast city's mayor said Tuesday.

The Los Angeles police chief defended on Monday officers who fatally shot a man in the Skid Row homeless district, saying the victim had tried to grab one of their guns.