The Region - News from July 7, 1986
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Los Angeles police have begun a routine investigation into the death of Alfred Faria, 56, who was shot by officers as he allegedly reached behind him for a gun tucked in his pants. Police had been called to Faria’s Las Palmas Avenue apartment after neighbors reported that he was threatening a passer-by with a gun. Officer Mitchell Cain fired six shots and Officer Gene Hubenthal fired four shots, police said. Faria died at the scene.
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