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They were wrongfully convicted as teens. Now L.A. County is paying them $24 million

A 2021 memorial for Dijon Kizzee near where the 29-year-old was shot by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies. In response to a request to comment, the Sheriff’s Department reiterated the facts of each case, adding that Klene‘s and Dumbrique’s convictions were overturned “based on inconsistencies in the case” and pointing out that prosecutors later deemed Kizzee’s shooting “legally justified.” The case …

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Dijon Kizzee’s father tentatively settles suit alleging excessive force by L.A. County deputies

Residents face off with Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies hours after the killing of Dijon Kizzee in South Los Angeles. The father of a Black man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in 2020 has tentatively settled a lawsuit that alleged the department used excessive force and committed civil rights violations. The claim alleged that …

Demonstrations over the fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies have turned chaotic, with deputies arresting dozens. 1 / 24 Demonstrators gather Tuesday near the corner of Imperial Highway and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles, where Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies declared an unlawful assembly. 7 / 24 The family of Dijon Kizzee gathers Saturday with protesters …

Relatives and friends of Dijon Kizzee gather in Westmont, near West 109th Place and South Budlong Avenue, where the 29-year-old Black bicyclist was shot and killed this week by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. Deputies shot him after Kizzee dropped a jacket he was carrying and made “a motion toward” a gun that fell to the ground, sheriff’s officials said. …

Residents face off with L.A. County sheriff’s deputies hours after the killing of Dijon Kizzee in South L.A. Attorneys representing the family of Dijon Kizzee said Wednesday that he was shot at 15 times by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Westmont as he ran away during a stop for bicycle code violations. “Dijon Kizzee did not deserve to be …

‘I’m sad, and I’m mad’: Killing of Black cyclist by L.A. County deputies sparks outrage, grief

Community activist Reggie Cole visits the site where Dijon Kizzee, 29, was shot and killed Monday by two L.A. County sheriff’s deputies. Fletcher Fair, left, visits the site near the intersection of West 109th Place and South Budlong Avenue where her nephew Dijon Kizzee, 29, was killed by L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies. The Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday evening that Kizzee …

Warning: Video obtained by The Times shows the controversial shooting of bicyclist Dijon Kizzee by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. A video obtained by The Times of the controversial shooting of cyclist Dijon Kizzee by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies sheds more light on what happened in the fatal encounter Monday. The Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday evening that Kizzee “made …

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Family, activists decry shooting death of Black man by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies

A sheriff’s deputy at the scene on the night of the shooting. Residents face off with L.A. County sheriff’s deputies hours after officers fatally shot Kizzee, a Black man, in South Los Angeles. The family of Dijon Kizzee gathers Saturday with protesters in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee. “The deputies essentially …