Unarmed man flags down LAPD seeking help. They shoot him in the head.

At 6:35PM last night a man with his hand wrapped in a towel flagged down the police, apparently seeking help.

The police thought he had a gun under the towel on his extended arm, and ordered him to drop it. At least one officer fired and hit the victim in the head, leaving him in critical condition. He was unarmed.

Video of this incident is making the rounds online, and is extremely graphic.