Caught on cam: homeless man shot and killed by police

**Warning: the content of this video can be graphic. **

Los Angeles, Calif. — Los Angeles Police shot and killed a homeless man Sunday on LA’s Skid Row and it was all caught on tape.

This is what it looked like after the shooting, police say they confronted a man outside a homeless shelter.

On tape you can see an officer tackle him to the ground and three others try subduing him.

Police say the man was suspected of robbery and started fighting with police, and say the man tried reaching for the officer’s gun.

That investigation continues.

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