Footage from two body cameras will be reviewed as part of an investigation into several Los Angeles officers who shot and killed a homeless man in Skid Row, downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, according to Police Chief Charlie Beck.
In a widely viewed video captured by a bystander, four officers are seen wrestling with a man on the ground. Seconds later, gun shots are heard and the man on the ground goes limp.
Chief Beck said at a Monday press conference that the officers were part of the “Safer Cities Initiative” in Skid Row, a crime-fighting strategy that cracks down on nuisance crimes in an effort to deter more serious crimes from occurring.
They were all specially trained to deal with the homeless and mentally ill population, both in high concentration in that neighborhood.
