Cellphone video showed the officers wielding batons and shoving people down before hauling someone away on what the LAPD later said was a felony arrest warrant. Expecting a lot of mourners and family members, Dantzler said she shared details about the memorial with Councilmember Tim McOsker’s office, which alerted the LAPD to what was going on. He attended a meeting Tuesday afternoon at Morning Star Baptist Church, where Curtis was a member, with LAPD officials, Curtis’ family and other community members. Ryan Whiteman, to publicly apologize to Curtis’ family Monday for the police response without getting defensive. “These relationships can’t be taken for granted for that, and Mama Curtis is a reminder of that.”

Source: Los Angeles Times January 15, 2026 21:15 UTC