Robert Joseph Bandler, 75
Robert Joseph Bandler, a 75-year-old white man, was fatally shot by a Los Angeles police officer Sunday, Nov. 17, in the 1200 block of Stone Canyon Road in Bel-Air, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Bandler allegedly confronted a utility worker checking out the smell of gas coming from the two-story home. The worker reported to police that he had been assaulted and threatened with a handgun, police said.
When officers arrived shortly before 3:30 a.m., Bandler displayed a handgun and refused to cooperate with police, LAPD spokesman Richard French said.
Police said that Bandler allegedly pointed a handgun at officers and refused their commands to drop it.
“An officer-involved shooting then occurred,” French said. “He died of the gunshot wound.”
Several neighbors reported hearing only one shot. Bandler was pronounced dead at 3:53 a.m. at the scene, said coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter. An autopsy is pending.
Officers …