Los Angeles police officials gave a more detailed account Tuesday of how a man was killed in a police shooting last week near the Cal State L.A. campus.

The man was identified as Lino Soltero. At the Los Angeles Police Commission’s weekly meeting, LAPD Chief Michel Moore told the panel that Soltero was shot after he pulled out a handgun while trying to flee from officers. Moore did not say how many officers fired weapons and did not name any of the officers involved.

The shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. after police spotted a dark colored sedan with no license plates and followed it to the area of Eastern and Lansdowne avenues, Moore said. As officers drove up, Soltero got out of the front passenger seat and led police on a brief foot chase. While running, he brandished a handgun, prompting one or more officers to shoot, according to Moore.

Soltero was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. A loaded 9-millimeter handgun was recovered at the scene, Moore said. Under department policy, officers who use deadly force are placed on administrative leave until an internal investigation into the incident is completed.