Demonstrators protest after the death of Andres Guardado, who was fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy last month. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s chief of staff is being reassigned after facing criticism for recent social media posts in which he said Andres Guardado, the 18-year-old who was fatally shot in the back by a deputy in …
Amid growing skepticism of police agencies that investigate killings by their own officers, top law enforcement officials in the Los Angeles region have reached a tentative agreement to cede the work instead to a centralized task force. “By sharing resources, we can assure that law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County no longer investigate their own when use of force …
