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A Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a 27-year-old woman who had called 911 to report that she was under attack by a former boyfriend, police officials and lawyers for the victim’s family said on Thursday. Records show the deputy had killed another person in similar circumstances three years ago.

On 4 December, Niani Finlayson called police and “reported that her boyfriend would not leave her alone and then screaming and sounds of a struggle could be heard”, the LA sheriff’s department (LASD) said in a statement. When deputies arrived at the apartment in Lancaster, a city in the northern region of LA county, they could hear screaming, LASD said.

Finlayson was inside with her nine-year-old daughter and had been injured by her ex-boyfriend and wanted him removed, her family’s attorneys said. The exact circumstances that led to the fatal shooting are unclear and LASD has so far declined to release body-camera footage.

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[–] Mr_Blott 152 points 1 year ago (5 children)

fatally shoot

Uh, murder is the word you're looking for

[–] thorbot 21 points 1 year ago

They “egregiously passed a bullet through the vital matter of a person who probably was the perpetrator they were calling about because they were black.” It’s not murder, it’s just American cops daily quota.

Fuck American cops.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The firearm flew out of the officer's holster and bullets were fired. Also, a woman died of acute lead poisoning.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] kautau 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Oops I accidentally emptied my magazine uwu”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn how did you get your hands on a transcript already?

[–] thorbot 2 points 1 year ago

It was prophesied

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Involuntary voluntary manslaughter

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You need clarity when it comes to cops, they could also have kneeled on her neck or beaten her to death.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There's footage to be released next week. I'll wait until then to raise my pitchfork.