Southeast Area OIS - March 7th 2026
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles, California, United States
Southeast Area OIS - March 7th 2026
On March 7, 2026, around 11:15 p.m., officers assigned to Southeast Patrol Division responded to a radio call of a Robbery in Progress at a convenience store located at 15300 South Figueroa Street. Upon arrival, the officers observed the suspect, later identified as 53-year-old Cynthia Anne Ivie Akers, standing behind the convenience store’s front counter. The officers issued multiple verbal commands to gain Akers’ compliance; however, those commands were disregarded. Akers then suddenly moved toward the counter, removed a handgun from a zippered bag, and pointed it in the direction of the officers, resulting in an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS). Akers was struck by gunfire and subsequently taken into custody. The officers immediately rendered medical aid and requested the response of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). LAFD personnel responded to the scene and pronounced Akers deceased. The investigation later determined that the weapon in Akers’ possession was a pellet gun. The item was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence. No officers or additional community members were injured during the incident. Force Investigation Division (FID) personnel responded and assumed investigative responsibility.
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The area was originally inhabited by the indigenous Tongva people before being claimed by Spain in 1542. On September 4, 1781, settlers founded El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles on the village of Yaanga. It became part of Mexico in 1821 and the United States in 1848, incorporating as a municipality in 1850. Oil discoveries in the 1890s and the 1913 Los Angeles Aqueduct drove its rapid expansion.
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The city proper has a population of 3,898,747 as of 2020. Its economy boasts one of the busiest container ports in the Americas and a gross metropolitan product exceeding $1.295 trillion in 2024. The metropolitan area supports over 18 million residents, while the city itself recorded over 3.6 million visitors in 2023, making it the third-most visited city in the United States.
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