Police commission: LAPD unjustified in killing unarmed homeless man

A civilian oversight board has determined that Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Clifford Proctor was not justified in his fatal shooting of Brendon Glenn, an unarmed homeless man, at Venice Beach in May of 2015.

By Proctor's account, he and his partner responded to a report that Glenn had been harassing people and found him to be intoxicated and aggressive. Proctor told investigators that Glenn reached for his partner's gun during an altercation, which prompted him to shoot.

But video evidence and the other officer's story say otherwise. "At no time during the incident can Glenn’s hand be observed on or near any portion of (the) holster," the LAPD chief’s report found, and Proctor's partner stated he "did not feel any jerking movements" on his holster or observe Glenn going for his gun.

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Los Angeles County has yet to charge Proctor with any crime, though District Attorney Jackie Lacey is reviewing the police commission's findings.