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LA Police Shooting: What We Know And Don't Know
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| Los Angeles Police Officers attempting to restrain man at city's Skid Row |
Emotions were running hot across the country Monday after a viral Facebook video showed Los Angeles police shooting and killing a man in the city's Skid Row district, where homeless people camp in the city's downtown.
Because the man appears in the four-minute video to be on his back on the ground when shots are fired, some have blasted the police, saying excessive force was used. The police, who said they were answering a call about a robbery, have said they are investigating the incident. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that the man reached for an officer's gun.
A witness told the Los Angeles Times the man reached for an officer's weapon.
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