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Christopher Jordan Dorner (June 4, 1979 [2] – February 12, 2013) was a former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) who, beginning on February 3, 2013, committed a series of killings against the LAPD in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California. [3]
Los Angeles' first black mayor, Tom Bradley was a former LAPD officer and quit the department after being unable to advance past the rank of lieutenant like other black police officers in the department. When Bradley was elected mayor in 1972, only 5% of LAPD officers were black [43] and there was only one black captain in the department, Homer ...
He was shot and killed on March 18, 1997 by undercover LAPD detective Frank Lyga, who was determined to be acting in self-defense. [1] At the time of his death, Gaines was 31, and a seven-year veteran of the force. [2] The shooting of a black officer by a white officer fueled racial tensions and prompted a media frenzy. [3]
Lyga pulled into the gas station and identified himself as a police officer and asked a customer coming out of the station's mini-mart to call the 911 emergency number. Soon a California Highway Patrol unit arrived, [2] followed by Lyga's captain and the others on his stakeout team. The other officers took control of the scene using standard ...
She had been beaten and shot three times in a struggle. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) initially considered the case a botched burglary and were unable to identify a suspect. Rasmussen's father believed that LAPD officer Stephanie Ilene Lazarus, who was formerly in a relationship with Ruetten, was a prime suspect.
Leonard Deadwyler (February 19, 1941 – May 7, 1966) was an African-American man who was shot and killed by LAPD officer Jerold M. Bova after allegedly speeding and running red lights while driving his wife, who was in labor, to the hospital.
Javier Francisco Ovando (born c.1977) is a Honduran man who became a central figure in the LAPD Rampart scandal when he was shot and framed by corrupt Rampart officers Rafael Pérez and Nino Durden. Ovando is an immigrant to the United States and a former member of the powerful 18th Street gang .
Yusuf fled and was later spotted by officers in Columbus. He shot and injured one officer before police shot and killed him. [117] [118] 2024-05-11 Claudy Pierre Jules (41) Black Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Police Department officers responded to a report about a man with a gun, when they arrived, they encountered Jules with a handgun.