Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Female
Age : 31
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/12/2025
Location : 4300 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard, Leimert Park
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by speeding police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 8:20 p.m. on May 12, 2025, LAPD officers from the Southwest Division initiated a pursuit of a driver believed to be wanted for DUI. Officers claimed to have called off the chase near Crenshaw Boulevard and Vernon Avenue, but moments later, an LAPD patrol car who had been part of the pursuit struck a red sedan at high speed, critically injuring a 31-year-old woman inside. The woman was later pronounced dead. The patrol car caught fire. Officers escaped. At least four others were injured, including a 12-year-old boy. The pursued driver was not caught. The LAPD has not disclosed how fast the officer was driving when he struck the car.
