The young African-American who died on August 31 when Sheriff’s agents detained him had a stolen weapon with him
The African American man who He died on August 31 at the hands of two policemen, received 19 shots and was armed with a stolen pistolsaid the Los Angeles Sheriff at a press conference on Thursday in which he did not specify the traffic violation for which the police pursuit began.
Two weeks after the event, which has rekindled protests against police violence in Los Angeles, the authorities did not specify the crime against road safety for which they pursued the man, whose identity and possession of the weapon they did not know until there was a subsequent struggle .
“I can’t say what the exact violation was, he was just riding his bike on the wrong side of the road. “Captain Kent Wegener of LASD responded to reporters.
.@LACoSheriff Provides Update on the Dijon Kizzee Investigation https://t.co/r878yhYdHP
– LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) September 18, 2020
The conference reconstructed the event by which Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old African-American citizen, He died after receiving 19 shots, according to the official autopsy.
Officers reportedly tried to arrest Kizzee around 3:00 PM, but the man turned around, got off his bike, and fled with several items of clothing wrapped in his hand.
LASD investigation into Dijon Kizzee shooting:
– Kizzee was in possession of a stolen 9mm pistol
– Kizzee was barred from possessing a weapon due to felony record, restraining order
– Kizzee punched deputy, went to pick up pistol before shooting
https://t.co/VdG1Iu4MrT– CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) September 17, 2020
When they got close for the second time, the person being pursued hit one of the policemen and in the middle of a tug of war one of the articles of clothing fell to the ground, hinting that he was wrapping a pistol.
In the instant that Kizzee tried to pick up the gun, officers fired 19 times until causing his death.
“In the next steps the investigation will have to determine if the action was correct”, determined the captain.
As confirmed by the spokesman, none of the police officers knew the identity of the subject when, in the first instance, they proceeded to arrest him while he was riding a bicycle on the road, committing a “traffic offense”.
In investigations after his death, investigators found that Kizzee had a history of several prior crimes and was breaking an order that deprived him of possessing weapons of fire.
They also found videos on his phone that focused on the same gun, a semi-automatic model registered in Las Vegas and reported stolen in 2017, according to your registration number.
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