An internal investigation has faulted several Los Angeles police officers in the July 2022 fatal shooting of 30-year-old Rudolfo Torres in South Los Angeles.
, but six of their colleagues broke department policy by joining in the barrage of gunfire last July, according to a police oversight panel.
In all, 31 shots were discharged, with officers firing between one and five shots each, the report said. Some officers who were present did not fire. While speaking to Torres, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, officers became convinced he was armed and ordered him to take his hands out of his pockets, police said. Further raising their suspicions, officers said, Torres was acting fidgety and was wearing an oversized, baggy sweatshirt on a warm night.
Officers involved gave differing accounts of whether they saw Torres point the gun in their direction or simply raise it.“Regardless of whether Torres was raising the handgun or pointing it, the board opined that it was reasonable for the officers to believe that he had the present ability, opportunity, and apparent intent to immediately cause death or serious bodily injury to them and that his action had to be instantly confronted and addressed,” Moore wrote in his report.
Echoing the review board, the report also faulted Burke for failing to take an “active leadership role.” Instead, the report said, the sergeant seemed “overly involved in Torres’ actions, which seemed to limit his ability to effectively manage his personnel.”
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