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Robert Fuller's Hanging Death Ruled a Suicide by LA County Medical Examiner
Last month, there was much skepticism when Robert Fuller’s death was initially labeled a suicide after his body was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, Calif. Considering his death occurred as the protests around George Floyd’s death were at their height and the fact that only a week prior another man had been found…
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‘37 Bullets For What?’: No One Has Answers After Cops Kill Unarmed Ryan Twyman
California authorities have acknowledged that the 23-year-old father shot and killed by Los Angeles County deputies was unarmed, causing an outcry among friends and family about the lack of answers and attention. According to KTLA, Ryan Twyman was sitting in a car with another man in a South Los Angeles neighborhood on June 6 when…
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A Community Reels After the Police Killing of 16-Year-Old Anthony ‘A.J.’ Weber in Los Angeles
There is a familiar grief ritual when a young person dies, especially from violence, especially in poor, black communities. It is communal, emotive and performative, as black people are wont to be, and much the same the world over. After news of the death spreads, people pour out of their homes to a common area—a…
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An Open Letter to the Mainstream Media Covering the Death of Black People by the Police
The presence of news media at Wednesday night’s Town Hall in South Los Angeles to address the deputy-involved killing of unarmed 16-year-old Anthony “A.J.” Weber could’ve been a blessing. The grieving family and community had an opportunity to be heard on a national level. An opportunity to say or do what they needed in front…
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Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Obstructing Federal Investigation
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced to three years in prison Friday, bringing to an end the ongoing corruption scandal that has plagued the county sheriff’s department for the last six years and putting the final nail in the coffin of Baca’s career in law enforcement. Although Baca asked to remain free…
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Former L.A. County Sheriff Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice, Lying to Federal Investigators
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was found guilty Wednesday of obstructing a federal investigation into allegations of abuse in the county jail system and then lying to investigators to cover up his interference. The Los Angeles Times reports that the jury reached their verdict on the second day of deliberations, and Baca, who…
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Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies Cleared of Any Wrongdoing in Death of Mitrice Richardson
A nearly yearlong criminal investigation conducted by the California Attorney General’s Office failed to find any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies for their handling of the 2009 disappearance and death of Mitrice Richardson, according to an official letter sent to Richardson’s family. Richardson, 24, went missing in 2009 after…
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sergeant Shot in Lancaster, Calif.
Updated Wednesday, Oct. 5, 8:33 p.m. EDT: Sergeant Steve Owen, a 29-year veteran of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, has died as a result of his injuries, the Los Angeles Times reports. Earlier: A Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant has been gravely wounded after being shot in the face Wednesday afternoon in Lancaster, Calif., 70…