UPDATE: 4/2 5:30 p.m. EST CBS Los Angeles reports that the suspect, Eric Holder, in the Nipsey Hussle murder has been captured. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man suspected of gunning down musician Nipsey Hussle over a personal dispute has been captured in the Bellflower area. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to CBS2 that 29-year-old […]
“Young and the Restless” star Kristoff St. John was found dead on Sunday. Now, the late soap star’s ex-wife is saying the medical facility they held responsible for their son’s death is once again to blame. LAPD confirms that St. John, 52, was pronounced dead at his San Fernando Valley home after responding to a possible alcohol […]
Phil Carson, the former FBI agent who led the investigation into the murder of Notorious B.I.G. previously claimed the Los Angeles Police Department conspired to stall and misled the investigation because of the alleged involvement of David Mack and Rafael Perez. The two rogue officers have long been suspected of helping carry out the contract killing […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for the family of an unarmed black man killed by police in a busy Southern California parking lot said Monday that an autopsy found he was shot 10 times and died from choking on his own blood as police delayed getting him medical help. The autopsy concluded that 26-year-old Diante […]
Rallies & petitions grow for the rapper Meek Mill I want to preface what I’m about to say by first making it clear that I’m not a Meek Mill fan. I couldn’t name even one song the rapper has ever performed. I said that to say that I am not writing this from the position […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police officers acted within department policy when they fatally shot an 18-year-old man last year, whose death sparked a series of protests across the city, the police department’s civilian oversight panel ruled Tuesday. The determination from the Los Angeles Police Commission found the officers involved in the October 2016 […]
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has expressed remorse for detaining Wyclef Jean early Tuesday because he allegedly matched the description of a robbery suspect nearby. According to Variety, the real suspect has since been arrested elsewhere. “It is unfortunate that Mr. Jean was detained for six minutes during this investigation, as he had no involvement […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Los Angeles police officers acted in self-defense and will not face criminal charges after fatally shooting a mentally ill black man during a struggle over an officer’s gun in 2014, prosecutors said Tuesday. The finding from the Los Angeles district attorney’s office comes more than a year after a police […]
Lawyers for the city of Los Angeles have reached a $4 million settlement with the family of Brendon Glenn.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Activists are suing Los Angeles police and prosecutors, arguing that sweeping gang injunctions violate the civil rights of thousands of people. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, says the 46 injunctions that bar gang members from such things as meeting in certain areas […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have released two men who were arrested after a shooting at a South Los Angeles birthday party left four people dead. The men, both Jamaican nationals, were released Tuesday. No criminal charges have been filed. The shooting broke out early Saturday morning during a gathering at an informal eating place […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video released Tuesday shows a black man killed by Los Angeles police was armed just before he was shot dead but the footage failed to capture him when officers say he twice turned toward them holding the loaded semi-automatic handgun. The video shows the man identified by police as 18-year-old Carnell […]
