Armed man shot dead by police in Inglewood had schizophrenia, family says
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Police in Inglewood shot dead a man who they say was wielding a stick with a knife on one end. His family says the man had schizophrenia.

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He had a knife… on a stick.

I’ll need to see the video on this one, officers, but for now, mark me as damned skeptical that this killing was self-defense.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.mlEnglish
    131·
    1 year ago

    He said officers tried to calm Mora down before twice using a Taser on him. They then fired beanbag rounds before ultimately killing him, the man said.

    What more do you want them to do?

    • magnetosphere@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      This is something I’d like more information on. How did he withstand two taser shots and several beanbags? Did he shrug them off? Did he just keep getting up? Did they only make him more agitated? What made the officers decide that lethal force was necessary?