Brendon Glenn shooting: LA police chief recommends charges against officer who killed homeless man
Source: Associated Press
LA police chief recommends charges against officer who killed homeless man
Associated Press in Los Angeles
Monday 11 January 2016 16.33 GMT
The Los Angeles police chief, Charlie Beck, has recommended criminal charges against an officer who killed Brendon Glenn, an unarmed homeless man, in Venice.
Beck told the Los Angeles Times investigators concluded that Glenn was on his stomach and attempting to push himself off the ground when officer Clifford Proctor fired twice, hitting the 29-year-old in the back, last May.
Beck said he made his recommendation last month to Los Angeles County district attorney Jackie Lacey, who will ultimately decide whether to file charges. It was not immediately clear what the charges could be.
Proctors attorney said the officer saw Glenn reaching for his partners gun.
After reviewing video, witness accounts and other evidence, investigators determined Glenn was not trying to take either Proctors gun or his partners weapon at the time of the shooting, Beck said.
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