Hollywood Hills, California — On June 22, 2017 at around 11:00 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood uniformed patrol officers responded to a battery radio call in the 7200 block of Hillside Avenue. The officers were met by a male who appeared to have been battered. The victim advised officers the suspect Santino Cesar Trevino, in his twenties was his roommate.
The officers were directed to the fourth floor of the apartment complex. The officers, while standing by the front door, observed Trevino inside the apartment, Trevino produced a handgun, resulting in an Officer-Involved-Shooting (OIS).
Trevino retreated further into the apartment, concealing himself from the officers. The officers remained at the door of the apartment and requested Help via communications. When additional officers arrived, they observed Trevino standing on a balcony facing the street pointing an object at them, resulting in an additional OIS.
Trevino sustained a gunshot wound and fell to the floor of the balcony where he was taken into custody. Los Angeles City Fire Department Paramedics responded and pronounced Trevino deceased at scene. A loaded handgun was recovered and no officers were injured.
The investigation is ongoing.
