Statist Filth: Man Killed by Deputy in Compton Not Involved With Carjacker

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department acknowledged that a deputy shot and killed a black man who was mistakenly identified as a suspect in a carjacking, again bringing into question the appropriateness of a police agency's use of deadly force.

Donnell Thompson, 27, was shot at close range by a deputy riding in the turret of an armored vehicle, one of two dispatched as officers searched for suspects in Compton after a car chase and shootout. Police said the shooting occurred after Thompson ignored their commands and charged at them.

Hours before Thompson's family planned a news conference to charge that officers killed an innocent man, the department announced its investigation found "no evidence" Thompson was involved in the carjacking.

The finding provided little solace to the family, which believes the department and its officers overreacted after deputies were fired on during the chase, and that race was a factor.

"It's always in the news," said Thompson's sister, Matrice Stanley, referring to police shootings of blacks. "This is something that becomes common, which is really sad. Yes it is a factor."

She and other relatives attended a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting to draw attention to their brother's death. She described him as mentally diminished, kind-hearted, soft-spoken and someone who "would not have harmed a flea."

"I wouldn't treat an animal this bad," Stanley yelled at board members.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-killed-deputy-compton-involved-carjacker-41262166
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Statist Filth: Man Killed by Deputy in Compton Not Involved With Carjacker

Statist Filth: Man Killed by Deputy in Compton Not Involved With Carjacker

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