The Los Angeles Police Protective League is pushing back on criticism from Chief Michel Moore in the case of a man fatally shot by an officer.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League —the union for rank and file LAPD officers, or LAPPL— is pushing back on criticism from Chief Michel Moore in the case of a man fatally shot by an officer.An LAPD officer fatally shot Takar Smith while the 45-year-old father of six was experiencing a mental health crisis on Jan. 2nd. Smith allegedly armed himself with a knife before an officer opened fire.
In an audio released last week, Smith’s wife clearly lets dispatchers know that her husband is off his medication and lives with schizophrenia.Takar Smith's niece, Rashi Smith , standing next to Smith's brother, Raischard Smith; Smith's mother, Alicia Smith, is sitting on the walker.Moore asked why one of the LAPD’s specially trained mental evaluation teams were not called to the scene.
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