US police shoot homeless man dead in Los Angeles, A video has captured the moment US police shot and killed a homeless man during an altercation at a homeless camp in central Los Angeles.
The graphic film shows a violent struggle between the man and several officers in the city's Skid Row area.
Police say that three officers opened fire after the man tried to grab a gun from an officer.
Witnesses said the dead man was known as Africa and had been homeless after treatment for mental illness.
Skid Row has a large homeless population.
The LA police department said officers had been responding to reports of a robbery and had attempted to use a Taser to subdue the suspect but he had "continued fighting and resisting"....Read More
The graphic film shows a violent struggle between the man and several officers in the city's Skid Row area.
Police say that three officers opened fire after the man tried to grab a gun from an officer.
Witnesses said the dead man was known as Africa and had been homeless after treatment for mental illness.
Skid Row has a large homeless population.
The LA police department said officers had been responding to reports of a robbery and had attempted to use a Taser to subdue the suspect but he had "continued fighting and resisting"....Read More