The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office says a grand jury indictment was unsealed charging a former Los Angeles police officer in the 2015 shooting death of an unarmed homeless man.
  • burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 days ago

    Shot in the back while on his stomach, what a hero that cop was. Better late than never. Still, it seems like there is a lot of wishy washy about this. Previous das declining to charge, an indictment reached but still the da is going to “review” the case and “decide” whether to prosecute?

  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    In 2018, LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey declined to press charges, saying there was insufficient evidence to prove Proctor acted unlawfully when he used deadly force.

    Glenn was on his stomach and trying to push himself up when Proctor shot him in the back, according to police. He wasn’t trying to take a gun from Proctor or his partner when he was shot, and Proctor’s partner told investigators that he didn’t know why the officer opened fire, police have said.