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Jermaine Clodor Petit

Gender : Male

Age : 41

Race : Black

Date : 07/18/2022

Location : Leimert Park

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Los Angeles Police Department

Officer(s) :Sergeant Brett Hayhoe, Officer Daryl Glover Jr.

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Man previously shot by police found dead

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jermaine Clodor Petit, a 41-year-old disabled Air Force veteran, was shot by LAPD officers on July 18, 2022, in Leimert Park while holding a black metal automobile door lock latch actuator, which officers mistook for a firearm. The shooting resulted in severe injuries, including a broken jaw, requiring a nearly month-long hospitalization. The incident exacerbated his schizophrenia and PTSD, leading his mother to seek legal guardianship in early 2023. By October 2023, his whereabouts were unknown. Several months later, he was found deceased in his Lancaster home in a skeletonized state, making the exact cause and time of death undetermined.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/03/13/jermaine-petit-the-unarmed-disabled-vet-shot-by-lapd-in-leimert-park-in-2022-has-died
https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/JSID-OIS-04-08-24-Petit.pdf
https://knock-la.com/lapd-union-shot-unarmed-jermaine-petit/