phill4paul
02-08-2014, 08:17 AM
The eight Southern California police officers who mistakenly fired more than 100 shots at a car being driven by two women during a manhunt for suspected cop-killer Christopher Dorner last year will return to the field, officials now say.
"I have confidence in their abilities as LAPD officers to continue to do their jobs in the same capacity they had been assigned," Police Chief Charlie Beck said in a department message to officers on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. "In the end, we as an organization can learn from this incident and from the individuals involved."
"I appreciate that the officers involved in the incident took action with intent of protecting the 'target' and his family; however, the chain of events which unfolded and the extent to which the use of lethal force occurred did not meet my expectations, consequently there were innocent victims wounded," Beck said.
A police officer mistook that vehicle for Dorner’s grey Nissan Titan and then, according to remarks made by Beck during a press conference on Tuesday this week, began shooting when the sound of a newspaper being thrown against the pavement was confused for a gunshot.
"While I certainly empathize and understand the conditions and circumstances that led to this particular officer-involved shooting, I hold our police officers to the highest standards in the application of deadly force," Beck told reporters on Tuesday when the review group’s findings were made public.
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"I have confidence in their abilities as LAPD officers to continue to do their jobs in the same capacity they had been assigned," Police Chief Charlie Beck said in a department message to officers on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. "In the end, we as an organization can learn from this incident and from the individuals involved."
"I appreciate that the officers involved in the incident took action with intent of protecting the 'target' and his family; however, the chain of events which unfolded and the extent to which the use of lethal force occurred did not meet my expectations, consequently there were innocent victims wounded," Beck said.
A police officer mistook that vehicle for Dorner’s grey Nissan Titan and then, according to remarks made by Beck during a press conference on Tuesday this week, began shooting when the sound of a newspaper being thrown against the pavement was confused for a gunshot.
"While I certainly empathize and understand the conditions and circumstances that led to this particular officer-involved shooting, I hold our police officers to the highest standards in the application of deadly force," Beck told reporters on Tuesday when the review group’s findings were made public.
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