'He wanted to be an LAPD cop and the LAPD killed him': 'Unarmed' Asian teen shot dead by police on the 101 after dramatic chase aspired to be law enforcement officer

• Police helicopter cameras capture the high-speed freeway chase
• Suspect Abdul Arian heard saying: 'I have a gun'
• Arian dodged flying bullets as police pursued the fleeing motorist
• Uncle says he wanted to be a policeman, adding: 'He was a good boy, he'd never had a fight. He was the straightest kid you could know'
• Shooting comes at sensitive time in the US on the back of Trayvon Martin's death

By Kevin Widdop and Beth Stebner

PUBLISHED: 10:59 GMT, 13 April 2012 | UPDATED: 04:48 GMT, 14 April 2012

The 19-year-old who was shot dead on a Los Angeles highway was once in the city’s Police Department Explorer Academy, but had been discharged because of disciplinary reasons, it has been revealed.

Though it is unclear why Abdul Arian was removed from the program, police confirmed the program teaches students who are interested in careers in law enforcement.

Arian was killed on live television after a dramatic chase down Highway 101.

Arian’s uncle, Hamed Arian, told the Los Angeles Times that his nephew aspired to be a police officer.

He said: ‘He wanted to be an LAPD cop, and the LAPD killed him.’

The dramatic video shows an LAPD police patrol car smashing into Arian's car as he does a failed U-turn in the road before he flees simulating pointing a weapon at chasing police.

News helicopter footage from CBS Sky 2 shows Arian jumping out of his car, turning and fleeing the scene running backwards.

He then repeatedly spins around in a combat stance just before he was shot on the US 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills, LA.

But a different picture is emerging of the man who was killed after the high-speed car chase.

His Facebook page suggests a different story with Arian posting comments and pictures which shed light on his interests and lifestyle.

In one on April 5, he posted a status update, saying: 'Just came back from the shooting range.'

There is also an enlarged photo of his car posted on the page.

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