Los Angeles, CA - The family of a woman fatally shot by Los Angeles police last year released video of the deadly encounter Wednesday as they called for prosecutors to criminally charge the officers who opened fire.
The events leading up to the Sept. 27 shooting began when two LAPD officers went to East 22nd and South San Pedro streets near downtown Los Angeles, where a woman with a knife had been reported, police said.
The video, taken from a nearby security camera, shows officers getting out of their police SUV and drawing their guns as a woman identified as Norma Guzman walks down the sidewalk. One officer stands behind a parked car and points his gun at Guzman, who continues to walk toward
him.
When Guzman reaches the other side of the car, police fire. Guzman collapses on the sidewalk.
The shooting happened about 10 seconds after the first officer exited the car, according to the time-stamped footage, which had no sound.According to the LAPD, when the officers arrived, they spotted Guzman walking toward them with the knife. One officer “repeatedly ordered her to drop the knife,” but she kept moving toward them, prompting the officers to open fire, police said.
