April 2012: LAPD shoot 90 bullets at unarmed teenager after high speed chase, killing him [View all]

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So everyone knows LAPD, who may only remember what they did to Rodney King, or have heard about the Rampart scandal.


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/case-of-man-shot-at-90-times-on-freeway-tragic-lapd-says.html

Case of man shot at 90 times on freeway 'tragic,' LAPD says

Los Angeles Police Department officials described the shooting death of a 19-year-old man after a bizarre high-speed chase on the 101 Freeway "tragic" but defended the officers' actions.

Eight Los Angeles police officers fired more than 90 rounds, killing him.

LAPD officials will review several factors related to the incident, including communication tactics and whether the large number of rounds fired endangered other freeway motorists.

When asked if this may have been a case of suicide by cop, LAPD Lt. Andy Neiman said, "It's certainly bizarre behavior, and it ended in a tragic situation for all involved."

Police said they noticed Abdul Arian driving erratically near the Northridge Fashion Center on Wednesday and tried to pull him over. But he refused, instead taking them on a high-speed pursuit through city streets before pulling onto the Ventura Freeway.

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LA sheriffs, not LAPD, but posted here because it's the same out-of-control bullshit in the same city.


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LA: 7 sheriffs to be fired for involvement in a gang that shoots people of color:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/08/seven-members-of-la-sheriff-clique-fired_n_2645288.html

… These groups exist in your city!