Sikh man performing Gatka on road shot dead by police in Los Angeles; incident captured in body cam footage

2025-08-30 09:55:05

Body cam footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) revealed a shocking incident where a Sikh man was shot dead by police after he was reportedly brandishing a large blade in the middle of a busy street. The incident, captured on an officer’s body camera, occurred on July 13, according to ABC7. It grabbed attention after a video surfaced online. The victim was identified as Gurpreet Singh.

After receiving reports of a man in the middle of the street waving a machete, officers responded to Figueroa Street and Olympic Boulevard. According to ABC7, the 911 callers said that the 35-year-old man, Gurpreet Singh, had stopped his car in the middle of the intersection, got out, and was swinging the machete at people. In a video shared on the Los Angeles Police Department's YouTube channel, at one point, Singh appeared to cut his tongue with the huge knife.