Inspector General, LA Police Commission
Inspector General, and former Assistant Inspector General, for the Los Angeles Police Commission
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Nicole Bershon
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FROM Nicole Bershon
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LAPD Shooting of Reggie Doucet Reginald Doucet, who played football at El Comino College and Middle Tennessee State, was shot to death Friday morning near his home on the west side of Los Angeles. The LAPD had been called because the Playa Vista resident was naked and disruptive. Two officers talked him into putting on shorts, but he allegedly became combative and tried to seize their weapons. One officer shot twice and Doucet died at a nearby hospital. The LAPD says the cops were " fighting for their lives ," but civil rights activist Earl Ofari Hutchinson is not satisfied with that explanation.
Which Way, L.A.?
Third Day of Protest after Police Kill Manuel Jamines Chief Charlie Beck and other officials planned to attend a community meeting tonight in Westlake, the MacArthur Park neighborhood where an officer shot and killed Manuel Jamines on Sunday after they say he threatened them with a knife. Police in riot gear arrested 22 protesters last night and four the night before. We get two perspectives.
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