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L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies gunned down a Black man in South L.A. this week — which might now be seen in full view by means of new surveillance video that was simply launched.
Civil rights legal professional Ben Crump posted footage obtained by a safety digital camera at a close-by dwelling, not removed from the place 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee was shot a number of occasions and killed on the spot Monday afternoon. His demise has come below scrutiny and sparked protests.
LASD says officers have been trying to cease Kizzee after they discovered he was “in violation of auto codes” whereas using his bike. They are saying they pursued him when he fled … and issues escalated right into a bodily confrontation between Kizzee and a minimum of one deputy, which you’ll be able to see right here.
The Sheriff’s Dept. goes on to say that throughout the battle, some gadgets Kizzee was carrying fell on the bottom … considered one of which they declare was a handgun. LASD claims at that time, Kizzee broke free and tried fleeing as soon as once more, however officers fired a number of rounds and took him down.
Crump and others contend that even when a gun was in Kizzee’s possession throughout the altercation, he did not level it at them and was not a risk by the point he ran a second time. They’re demanding Sheriff Alex Villanueva launch the names of the deputies who fired the pictures … whereas additionally asking for his or her arrest and eventual prosecution. The case is below investigation.
That is simply the most recent police-involved capturing that is come below the microscope — after all, simply 2 weeks in the past, Jacob Blake was shot as he was strolling away from police in Wisconsin.
