Investigators are making “good progress” in investigating the attack on two Los Angeles County deputies, and detectives are now looking for someone to spot the gunman, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Thursday.
During a brief news conference, Villanueva said a man was caught on video “standing in the walkway when the shooter ran away.”
“That person is a witness,” the sheriff said.
The deputies were shot in the head on Dec. 12 while sitting in a fixed patrol vehicle near the Captain’s transit station. September. Failed to find a proud gunman on the 12th. One of the deputies was released from the hospital on Wednesday, while the others were hospitalized.
Villanueva told reporters that investigators follow “numerous and significant leads.”
During the same briefing, investigators gave details of the shooting death of Dijn Kizzy’s 31st shooting gust, who said he was armed with a 9mm loaded semiautomatic handgun and was trying to lift it off the ground when deputies fired.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva commented on the investigation into the shooting of two deputies during a news conference at the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. He said investigators are looking to identify a possible witness to the attack. (AP Photo / Damien Doverganes)
The remaining aut tops for toxicology reports have not been completed.
Sheriff’s Captain Kent Wagner said Kizzy was shot 19 times and died of multiple gunshot wounds, leaving several bullets in his chest. Lawyers for Kizzy’s family claim he was shot more than 20 times.
Officials said Kizzy was riding his bicycle incorrectly in traffic when a pair of deputies tried to stop him for violating the code in the Westmont area near South Los Angeles.
Kizzy refused, fled on the bike and chased the leg. As he was fleeing he grabbed a garment that contained a weapon, officials said.
When the deputies got caught with him, Kizdi physically clashed with the deputy and hit one in the face. Wagner said the pistol fell to the ground and Kizzy prepared to pick it up, which led to the shooting.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. Wagner said the gun was loaded with 15 rounds.
Wagner said the weapon was stolen from a Las Vegas home in February 2017. He noted that Kizzy, 29, was banned from possessing a firearm because of his criminal record, which included a restraining order for several offenders and those active at the time of his death.
The killings sparked protests amid a national debate on policing and racial injustice.
Villanueva pushed back the allegations of critics who represent the police in some more areas of Los Angeles. He cited crime figures within a 1-mile radius of the neighborhood where Kizzy was shot.
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“Unfortunately it’s not your average community across the United States,” he said, as he estimated slides detailing gun crimes and attacks in the area. “So when someone asks what we’re doing in the community, why we’re blocking … or why we’re detaining individuals, we should give you a clear idea of what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. . “
He added, “We are trying to save a simple and easy life.
In a subsequent news conference, a representative of Kizzy’s family called on Vilnuyeva to resign.
According to KTTV-TV, Naji Ali said that “he is blaming the black man for his murder by the sheriff’s department.” And they wonder if he can blame the victim for his own murder. Dijon was cycling and keeping his business in mind, and stopped for a traffic code violation. “
The death of Kizzy and his resistance to the supervision of the department have led to the resignation of an unknown sheriff.
On Thursday, some members of the Civilian Oversight Commission for the Sheriff’s Department called for his resignation, citing allegations of his broken relationship and transparency with the County Board Sup Supervisors, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The department has recently made headlines for a number of controversial issues, including the shooting of an 18-year-old deputy who ordered a cow slaughter, alleged deputy gangs at several sheriff’s stations, and his recent arrest. A local journalist protesting outside the hospital is treating two injured deputies in Compton.
