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No charges for LAPD officers who fatally shot man in Pico-Union in 2021
10 months, 2 weeks ago

No charges for LAPD officers who fatally shot man in Pico-Union in 2021

LA Times  

The narrative of the 2021 shooting initially provided by Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore simplified a complicated situation. While Moore said a preliminary investigation showed that Soto was armed with a knife when shot and taken into custody, body-camera footage later released by the department showed that he dropped the knife after he was first shot by police …

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LAPD cops joked about overtime pay as they stood over dying man they had just shot: report
1 year, 4 months ago

LAPD cops joked about overtime pay as they stood over dying man they had just shot: report

Raw Story  

Video has surfaced showing Los Angeles Police officers joking about getting overtime as they stood beside a dying man they had just shot, the Los Angeles Times reported. As the officers stood over the man, they laughed about how they'd be making extra money with the amount of paperwork they'd need to file regarding the shooting. While standing over the …

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A man with a knife was shot by police. Then an LAPD helicopter made things worse
2 years, 5 months ago

A man with a knife was shot by police. Then an LAPD helicopter made things worse

LA Times  

The police shooting began like so many others. On video from body cameras that was released after the shooting, one of the officers is heard saying, “Hey, let me see your hands, bro!” Soto instead charged toward Martinez, who fired two rounds at him, missing both times, the report said. In a footnote, the chief said the head of the …

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Rapper ASAP Rocky arrested at LAX in connection with 2021 shooting in Hollywood
2 years, 8 months ago

Rapper ASAP Rocky arrested at LAX in connection with 2021 shooting in Hollywood

LA Times  

Rapper ASAP Rocky performs at the 2021 Governors Ball music festival in New York on Sept. 25. After stepping off a private plane at LAX, rapper ASAP Rocky was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a November incident in which Los Angeles police say he shot at a person in Hollywood. According …

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‘He doesn’t have the knife!’: Body-worn video puts LAPD shooting in new context
3 years, 3 months ago

‘He doesn’t have the knife!’: Body-worn video puts LAPD shooting in new context

LA Times  

Samuel Soto, 53, who had previously dropped a knife, holds a cellphone in his hand just before he is shot by LAPD officers in Pico-Union. Body-worn camera video from the July 26 incident, released Wednesday, shows that 53-year-old Samuel Soto was armed with a knife when he was shot by the first two officers who arrived on scene. The day …

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LAPD shootings of unstable people wielding sharp objects a deadly problem
3 years, 6 months ago

LAPD shootings of unstable people wielding sharp objects a deadly problem

LA Times  

On May 27, 2020, an LAPD officer fatally shot Rommel Mendoza, 50, who was 77 feet away and waving a sword. His LAPD training taught him that such distances could be closed by suspects with “edged weapons” such as knives or swords in a matter of seconds, putting officers in imminent danger, Harty said. A LAPD training bulletin from 2017 …

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