Attorneys for the family of Dijon Kizzee, who was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies last summer in a case that spurred large protests, have filed a legal claim against the county alleging it failed to properly train the deputies on the use of force. It alleges that deputies decided to stop and detain Kizzee, a Black …
Attempted murder charges have been filed against Deonte Lee Murray, 36, in the attack at the Compton Metro station earlier this month. Nearly three weeks after a gunman opened fire on two deputies sitting in their patrol car near the Compton Metro station, sheriff’s officials announced that they had a suspect in custody. Prosecutors filed attempted murder charges Wednesday morning …
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said Dijon Kizzee was riding his bike on the wrong side of the street when he was stopped by two South L.A. deputies in an incident that ended with the pair firing 19 shots at him. The next day, the Sheriff’s Department said Kizzee “made a motion toward” the gun before he was shot and …
