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Linda Becerra Moran

Age : 30

Gender : Transgender

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/07/2025

Location : 10000 block of San Fernando Road motel room

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Los Angeles Police Department

Officer(s) :Jacob Sanchez

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/07/2025, Los Angeles police responded to a motel room in the 10000 block of San Fernando Road after a woman reported she was being held against her will and physically assaulted. Officers encountered Linda Becerra Moran in the motel room. She held a knife and refused to drop it. At a threshold between the room and hallway, an officer discharged a duty weapon, striking Becerra Moran. She was transported to a hospital in critical condition and died several weeks later. The Los Angeles Police Department’s Board of Police Commissioners voted unanimously that the officers’ actions were out of policy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-29/lapd-oversight-commission-says-officers-shooting-was-out-of-policy
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/lapd-oversight-panel-finds-officers-killing-of-transgender-woman-out-of-policy/3837352/