The California attorney general’s office announced Monday it had filed manslaughter and assault charges against a former Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a mentally disabled man during an off-duty confrontation at a Costco store. The incident was captured on surveillance cameras, although footage made public by Riverside County Dist. The department referred all other inquiries to the attorney general’s office. Under a state law that went into effect July 1, the attorney general’s office is required to investigate all fatal police shootings of unarmed civilians in California. The attorney general’s office launched an independent review of the case shortly after Riverside officials concluded their investigation, Hestrin said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 09, 2021 19:14 UTC