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Ezell Ford: Tensions High after Police Commission Ruling
LA's civilian police commission has overruled LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and its own Inspector General, finding one officer was wrong to pull the trigger in the shooting death of Ezell Ford 10 months ago. Despite the rebuke, any discipline is now up to Chief Beck. Will the DA file criminal charges?
By Warren Olney • • 28m ListenLA's civilian police commission has overruled LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and its own Inspector General, finding one officer was wrong to pull the trigger in the shooting death of Ezell Ford 10 months ago. Despite the rebuke, any discipline is now up to Chief Beck. Will the DA file criminal charges?
Also, will LA County have enough prisoners to invest $2 billion in a new jail?
Photo: LAPD Police Commission President Steve Soboroff explains the commission's ruling in the shooting of 25-year-old Ezell Ford by two patrolmen, after a Los Angeles Police Commission meeting, June 9, 2015. (Patrick T. Fallo)
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2 storiesA Decision — but No Final Verdict — in the Killing of Ezell Ford
It's been ten months since Ezell Ford was shot and killed by two officers of the LAPD. He was an unarmed, mentally ill black man. But much about the incident has still not been made public.
Read the story18 minConstruction Delayed for New $2 Billion Jail
Last year, LA County's Board of Supervisors approved a $2 billion plan to replace the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles. But since then, two members were termed out and replaced by the voters. Yesterday, Sheila Kuehl and Hilda Solis joined Mark Ridley-Thomas in delaying the project to determine how big a new facility needs to be.
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