Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Charles Towns
Gender : Male
Age : 47
Race : Black
Date : 01/22/2023
Location : 2100 block of El Sereno Ave
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) :Eliezer Morales, Clarissa Prentice
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Man with knife-like object killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LASDreceived multiple 911 calls for a person with a knife-like object. Police allege that he had stabbed a woman and multiple officers fired an unknown number of bullets, killing him. No officers were charged. A civil suit has been filed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.dailynews.com/2023/01/22/man-shot-to-death-by-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-in-altadena/
https://abc7.com/charles-towns-death-los-angeles-county-sheriffs-department-lasd-lawsuit/12923518/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/sheriffs-deputies-shoot-kill-armed-man-in-altadena-lasd/
https://www.foxla.com/news/california-dept-of-justice-investigating-fatal-lasd-shooting-in-altadena
