Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 27
Race : Black
Date : 05/01/2024
Location : Gower and Santa Monica Boulevard
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by LAPD running red light
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/01/2024, a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) patrol car traveling northbound on Gower Street attempted to cross Santa Monica Boulevard against a red light. The patrol car collided with a westbound vehicle, spinning the patrol car into a pedestrian crossing at a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian, described by LAPD as a 27-year-old visiting British man and a resident of the United Kingdom, was knocked under the patrol vehicle. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. LAPD has not released the names of the pedestrian or the involved officers. The incident is under investigation by LAPD's Traffic Collision Investigation Division.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last Update: 11/29/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://la.streetsblog.org/2024/05/01/lapd-was-crossing-against-red-light-in-hollywood-crash-that-killed-pedestrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-dxTSKW6L8&t=16s
https://lataco.com/lapd-officer-runs-red-light
