A civilian oversight board ruled that an LAPD officer violated policy when he fired a rifle at a suspect inside a Burlington store last year, that killed a 14-tear-old girl in a dressing room.
Now that both the chief and civilian panel have ruled, Moore could face disciplinary action or even firing. However, he can appeal any decision to the LAPD’s Board of Rights.
Following 911 calls, Los Angeles police walked through the store in a formation, body-camera video shows. Wielding a rifle, Officer Jones pushed to the front of the pack even as other officers repeatedly said "slow down" and "slow it down." Jones told the LAPD’s Use of Force Review Board that he believed someone inside the store was shooting people, that he saw a bleeding victim, mistook the bicycle lock Lopez was wielding for a gun and that he thought a wall behind Lopez backed up against an exterior brick wall that would block the officer’s shots. In fact, the area contained the women’s dressing rooms.
The officer "inaccurately assessed the imminence of the threat of death or serious bodily injury" from Elena Lopez when he fired three rounds in quick sequence and should have reassessed the situations after the first shot, the majority concluded.
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