Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who killed Niani Finlayson, 27, previously had killed another civilian under similar circumstances

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.

  • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
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    11 months ago

    And also hopefully, the body cams is what will put this guy off the force forever.

    It turns out that doesn’t work when the DA’s office and/or the courts are just as corrupt as the cops, which is a majority of the time.

    Also while we’re wishing for things, wish for him to be in prison forever. There is absolutely no reason cops shouldn’t face penalties that are at least as harsh as what ordinary people face when they blatantly commit crimes.