Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Willie Edward Pendleton

Gender : Male

Age : 61

Race : Black

Date : 12/22/2022

Location : 1800 block of W 145th Street

City : Gardena

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Gardena PD, LASD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police reportedly sought Willie Pendleton for a previous crime. He barricaded himself into a home on the 1800 block of W. 145th Street in Gardena for 33 hours. When police entered by force and with a K9, police claim that he shot at them and he was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.police1.com/k-9/articles/calif-police-k-9-fatally-shot-by-barricaded-suspect-1gRbQEYyJbKwAKew/

https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2022-12-24-man-shot-by-deputies-in-gardena-identified/

https://thecount.com/2022/12/24/willie-pendleton-officer-involved-shooting-gardena/