LAPD Officer Kills Pedestrian While Responding to Halloween Party

A 32-year-old woman died on Oct. 31 after a Los Angeles Police Department officer struck her while responding to an emergency call in the San Fernando Valley.

Police received a report of a possible shooting at a Halloween party in Sherman Oaks at approximately 10:30 p.m. that Saturday. The event drew about 300 people. The officer involved was traveling to the location as backup support. The patrol car had its lights and sirens activated when it hit the pedestrian on Woodman Avenue, between Bessemer Street and Erwin Street. The victim died at the scene. As of the morning of Nov. 2, authorities had not released the woman's name.

The incident occurred in the Valley Glen area. The officer was heading toward Weddington Street in Sherman Oaks. A neighbor in Sherman Oaks told ABC that he saw the patrol car stopped sideways in the middle of the street. The witness then saw the officer standing a few feet from the curb, looking toward the road. The neighbor then looked at the avenue and saw the body lying on the ground in the middle of the street.

The LAPD stated that the Halloween party dispersed without further incident. No people were reported injured by the alleged gunfire. It is not known if officers found firearms at the location.

The department confirmed the officer was en route to the Sherman Oaks residence as reinforcement following the shooting reports. The collision happened while the vehicle was in motion toward the scene.