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Panel: LAPD Justified in Death of Homeless Black Man
Source: Associated Press
Panel: LAPD Justified in Death of Homeless Black Man
By AMANDA LEE MYERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Feb 2, 2016, 10:05 PM ET
Los Angeles police officers were justified when they fatally shot a homeless black man on Skid Row six times, including twice in the chest, a civilian oversight panel said Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Police Commission issued the finding in the shooting of Charly "Africa" Keunang after discussing it in a closed-door meeting. The commission found that one of the officer's tactics violated policy, but it did not explain how.
The decision led to outcries from about a dozen activists in the room who have criticized the shooting and repeatedly called on police to release body-camera footage that captured it. Afterward, the group held hands and prayed outside police headquarters.
"We're extremely, extremely disappointed," activist Hamid Kahn said. "We're not surprised because the police commission is such a rubber-stamp body. But there's always this one flicker of hope that their own humanity will kick in and they will look at these things not to protect the police officers, but really to protect the community and speak the truth."
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By AMANDA LEE MYERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Feb 2, 2016, 10:05 PM ET
Los Angeles police officers were justified when they fatally shot a homeless black man on Skid Row six times, including twice in the chest, a civilian oversight panel said Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Police Commission issued the finding in the shooting of Charly "Africa" Keunang after discussing it in a closed-door meeting. The commission found that one of the officer's tactics violated policy, but it did not explain how.
The decision led to outcries from about a dozen activists in the room who have criticized the shooting and repeatedly called on police to release body-camera footage that captured it. Afterward, the group held hands and prayed outside police headquarters.
"We're extremely, extremely disappointed," activist Hamid Kahn said. "We're not surprised because the police commission is such a rubber-stamp body. But there's always this one flicker of hope that their own humanity will kick in and they will look at these things not to protect the police officers, but really to protect the community and speak the truth."
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/panel-weighing-lapds-fatal-shooting-homeless-black-man-36673658
