Five officers are out at the Inglewood Police Department after a controversial shooting that sparked protests last year, the city’s mayor announced Tuesday. According to autopsy reports and a police statement, officers approached Michael and Sandlin in a car at Manchester Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. The couple appeared “unconscious” and Michael, who sat in the passenger seat, had a gun on her lap, authorities said. The officer said he shot Palma because he refused commands to show his hands and appeared to be reaching behind his car seat for a weapon. The families of Michael and Sandlin complained about the lack of response from the commission to their questions about the shooting.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2017 15:22 UTC