LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot a Black homeless man on Skid Row last year will not face criminal charges, according to a report released Thursday by the district attorney. FILE – This February 2000 photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff’s Office shows Charly “Africa” Keunang. (Ventura County Sheriff […]
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Report: LAPD Shoot Blacks, Mentally ill Disproportionately
Protesters interrupt a meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, to decry the shooting of a homeless black man by the LAPD exactly one year ago. The protest came the same day the police department released a report showing that when LAPD officers fire at suspects, their targets are disproportionately […]