L.A.P.D. Rules Justification in Shooting Report
Originally published Mar. 15, 2011
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Police Commission ruled Tuesday that an L.A.P.D. officer was justified in fatally shooting a knife-wielding Guatemalan day laborer last year in an incident that sparked outrage and protests in the Latino community.
L.A. Police Commission President John W. Mack announced that his panel unanimously accepted an internal report by the L.A.P.D that said Officer Frank Hernandez used proper lethal force against Manuel Jamines, 37, who stepped towards him with a knife. Mack announced that an independent review by the inspector general also determined that Hernandez’s deadly action was in line with department policy.
“This has been a long, particularly difficult and sad incident for all those involved,” said Mack. “I’m confident, when I speak for my fellow commissioners, that our review of this case has been exhaustive, conclusive and has left no stone unturned.” (more…)
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