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    Which Way, L.A.?

    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.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Senior Managing Editor

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Earl Ofari Hutchinson

      journalist and civil rights activist

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      Inspector General, LA Police Commission

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    A New Leader at the LA Department of Water and Power
    1. 0:00Shooting at Gardena High School
    2. 6:40Ron Nichols Becomes New GM at LA DWP
    3. 17:33LAPD Shooting of Reggie DoucetYou’re reading this
    4. 26:11Can Tunisia Change the Arab World?
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