This is the  moment Los Angeles police officers shot dead an apparently armed man near the city's famous Hollywood and Highland intersection. The officers, who have not been named, were called to the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue on Friday evening after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. When they arrived at the scene, they found a man wielding a knife and shortly after, fired at least one round at him, officer Jane Kim, of the LA Police Department’s Media Relations Office, said. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Shooting: Police are pictured shooting a man near the Hollywood and Highland intersection in Los Angeles . Scene: The officers (pictured), who have not been named, were called to the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue on Friday evening after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon . Weapon: When they arrived at the scene, they found a man wielding a weapon - belived to be this thick silver knife, pictured - and shortly after, fired at least one round at him, the police's Media Relations Office said . The man was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with serious injuries, where he remained in a critical condition for several hours before passing away, according to KTLA. No officers were injured. The events leading up to the shooting at around 7pm remain unknown.The busy intersection, which is in the heart of Hollywood’s entertainment and tourism district, has been blocked off to traffic. Lisa Bregman, who was driving through the intersection at the exact moment of the shooting, said she she heard a number of gunshots, then looked up and saw a man lying on the ground. 'It was more than one or two,' the social media strategist, who took a photo of the scene, told BuzzFeed in relation to the number of gunshots. 'Like maybe three or four.' Aerial view:  The man was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with serious injuries, where he remained in a critical condition for several hours before passing away. Above, an aerial view of police cars at the scene . Expressing her shock: Lisa Bregman was driving through the intersection at the exact moment of the shooting. She tweeted a couple of graphic photos of the incident, along with the comment: 'I'm in shock' Nearby: Twitter user, Raina Pratto, said she could hear police arriving at the scene, saying: 'Apparently LAPD just shot a man at Hollywood and Highland. I can see and hear the helicopters flying, sirens wailing' Ms Bregman later took to Twitter to express her shock at the incident, writing: 'Literally just saw someone get shot at the corner of Hollywood & highland. I'm in shock.' She added that the man appeared to be breathing when he was taken away by ambulance, while people in the area told her he had been armed with a knife. Witness Jordan White posted a photo of the shooting to Facebook, accompanied by the caption: 'Police just shot a man in the head 10 times for no reason right in front of me.' Another graphic picture of the incident, which occurred near the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, shows two police officers standing over the man with their guns pointing toward him. Intersection: Witness Jordan White posted a photo of the shooting to Facebook, accompanied by the caption: 'Police just shot a man in the head 10 times for no reason right in front of me.' Above, the  intersection . Horrified: Twitter user Al Maddin expresses his shock at the inident, during which officers reportedly fired at the unnamed man 10 times. He wrote: 'Woah! #LAPD just shot a dude 10 times in the head' Details of the knife the man was supposedly wielding at the time remain unknown. The man's identity, including his name and hometown, are also yet to be revealed. A photo posted on Instagram by Steve Gregory, of KFI-AM 640, appears to show a thick silver blade with a black handle lying on the pavement near the spot the man was shot dead. According to Eyewitness News, a witness driving by the incident at the time heard officers with their guns drawn yelling, 'He's still got a knife'. Following the shooting, more patrol cars and an ambulance arrived at the scene, where they were photographed by dozens of shocked onlookers. According to several Twitter users helicopters could be seen flying ahead. One user, Abegail, wrote: 'Someone just got [shot] down the street from my apartment. Helicopters everywhere.' Another user, Raina Pratto, tweeted: 'Apparently LAPD just shot a man at Hollywood and Highland. I can see and hear the helicopters flying, sirens wailing.' Police are investigating. Tourist hotspot: The events leading up to the shooting at around 7pm remain unknown. The intersection, which is near the Hollywood Walk Of Fame (pictured) has been blocked off to traffic while police investigate .
Officers fired shots at man at LA's Hollywood and Highland intersection .
Man rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but has now passed away .
Police arrived at scene following 911 call of assault with deadly weapon .
There, they discovered man wielding knife in front of scores of tourists .
Officers shot unnamed man '10 times in the head', some witnesses said .
Area is currently blocked off to traffic while an investigation takes place .
This is the  moment Los Angeles police officers shot dead an apparently armed man near the city's famous Hollywood and Highland intersection. The officers, who have not been named, were called to the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue on Friday evening after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. When they arrived at the scene, they found a man wielding a knife and shortly after, fired at least one round at him, officer Jane Kim, of the LA Police Department’s Media Relations Office, said. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Shooting: Police are pictured shooting a man near the Hollywood and Highland intersection in Los Angeles . Scene: The officers (pictured), who have not been named, were called to the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue on Friday evening after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon . Weapon: When they arrived at the scene, they found a man wielding a weapon - belived to be this thick silver knife, pictured - and shortly after, fired at least one round at him, the police's Media Relations Office said . The man was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with serious injuries, where he remained in a critical condition for several hours before passing away, according to KTLA. No officers were injured. The events leading up to the shooting at around 7pm remain unknown.The busy intersection, which is in the heart of Hollywood’s entertainment and tourism district, has been blocked off to traffic. Lisa Bregman, who was driving through the intersection at the exact moment of the shooting, said she she heard a number of gunshots, then looked up and saw a man lying on the ground. 'It was more than one or two,' the social media strategist, who took a photo of the scene, told BuzzFeed in relation to the number of gunshots. 'Like maybe three or four.' Aerial view:  The man was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with serious injuries, where he remained in a critical condition for several hours before passing away. Above, an aerial view of police cars at the scene . Expressing her shock: Lisa Bregman was driving through the intersection at the exact moment of the shooting. She tweeted a couple of graphic photos of the incident, along with the comment: 'I'm in shock' Nearby: Twitter user, Raina Pratto, said she could hear police arriving at the scene, saying: 'Apparently LAPD just shot a man at Hollywood and Highland. I can see and hear the helicopters flying, sirens wailing' Ms Bregman later took to Twitter to express her shock at the incident, writing: 'Literally just saw someone get shot at the corner of Hollywood & highland. I'm in shock.' She added that the man appeared to be breathing when he was taken away by ambulance, while people in the area told her he had been armed with a knife. Witness Jordan White posted a photo of the shooting to Facebook, accompanied by the caption: 'Police just shot a man in the head 10 times for no reason right in front of me.' Another graphic picture of the incident, which occurred near the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, shows two police officers standing over the man with their guns pointing toward him. Intersection: Witness Jordan White posted a photo of the shooting to Facebook, accompanied by the caption: 'Police just shot a man in the head 10 times for no reason right in front of me.' Above, the  intersection . Horrified: Twitter user Al Maddin expresses his shock at the inident, during which officers reportedly fired at the unnamed man 10 times. He wrote: 'Woah! #LAPD just shot a dude 10 times in the head' Details of the knife the man was supposedly wielding at the time remain unknown. The man's identity, including his name and hometown, are also yet to be revealed. A photo posted on Instagram by Steve Gregory, of KFI-AM 640, appears to show a thick silver blade with a black handle lying on the pavement near the spot the man was shot dead. According to Eyewitness News, a witness driving by the incident at the time heard officers with their guns drawn yelling, 'He's still got a knife'. Following the shooting, more patrol cars and an ambulance arrived at the scene, where they were photographed by dozens of shocked onlookers. According to several Twitter users helicopters could be seen flying ahead. One user, Abegail, wrote: 'Someone just got [shot] down the street from my apartment. Helicopters everywhere.' Another user, Raina Pratto, tweeted: 'Apparently LAPD just shot a man at Hollywood and Highland. I can see and hear the helicopters flying, sirens wailing.' Police are investigating. Tourist hotspot: The events leading up to the shooting at around 7pm remain unknown. The intersection, which is near the Hollywood Walk Of Fame (pictured) has been blocked off to traffic while police investigate .
famous Hollywood and Highland intersection. The they arrived at the scene, they found a man wielding a knife and shortly after, fired at of an assault with a deadly weapon . Weapon: When Relations Office said . The man was rushed to condition for several hours before passing away, in a critical condition for several hours before 'Police just shot a man in the head 10 times for front of me.' Above, the  intersection . reportedly fired at the unnamed man 10 times. He (pictured) has been blocked off to traffic while