A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a man on a Los Angeles freeway Sunday during a struggle that was partially captured on video.
State authorities have launched an investigation into the fatal encounter that began when officers responded to Interstate 105 for a call about a man walking on the highway.
Video of the confrontation, which was recorded by a witness and posted on social media, begins with the officer on top of the man as the two wrestle on the ground.
After a few moments, the officer tried to stand up and draw his gun when the man appeared to kick him.
The officer then fired multiple shots at the man who did not move following the shooting.
The officer continued to draw his gun for about a minute before the video cut out.
The state highway patrol said it received a call about the man walking on the highway before responding to the scene.
“During contact with the pedestrian, a struggle ensued and an officer-involved shooting occurred,” the CHP said in its statement.
A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a man on a Los Angeles freeway Sunday in a video posted online.dwight.lewis.501/Facebook
Further questions about the incident were referred to the California Department of Justice, which confirmed it is investigating the shooting.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office confirmed the person died, but did not provide an identification or cause of death.
Los Angeles Councilman Tim McOsker, State Senator Steven Bradford and State Assemblyman Mike Gipson issued a joint statement calling for a thorough investigation into the shooting and peace in the community while the investigation is underway.
“The video is shocking and this arrest must be fully investigated immediately,” McOsker said in a statement, calling for transparency.
Bradford said the shooting “appeared to use unnecessary force.”
State authorities have launched an investigation into the fatal encounter that began when the officer responded to Interstate 105 for a call.dwight.lewis.501/Facebook
Travis Norton, a law enforcement officer who heads the California Assn. Tactical Officer After Action Review, warned the Los Angeles Times that footage is a limited way to eliminate police shootings.
“It’s difficult to diagnose without knowing what the officer saw, experienced and interpreted as happening,” Norton told the newspaper.
“All I saw was a very short struggle. I saw the suspect pointing at what appeared to be a weapon. … From the video, without knowing anything else about it, the use of deadly force seems appropriate.”
While use-of-force expert Ed Obayashi also cautioned about drawing conclusions from the video, he said investigators will want to know why the officer approached the man without backup nearby.
“They were able to close the highway, so there could be law enforcement in the area,” said Obayashi, who investigates police shootings for law enforcement agencies in California.
The officer fired multiple shots at the man who was motionless following the shooting.dwight.lewis.501/Facebook A Facebook video captured the fatal incident.dwight.lewis.501/Facebook
He also stressed the investigation will focus on if the man was armed and why the officer fired his gun after he stood up and walked away from the struggle.
“Is there a knife? Or a stun gun?” Obayashi said investigators will ask. “We don’t know what kind of threat this officer saw.”
With Postal wire
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