Date | February 4, 2018 |
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Location | Westmont, California, U.S. |
Type | Child homicide by shooting, police killing |
Deaths | Anthony Weber, 16 |
Charges | None |
Litigation | Lawsuit by Weber's family settled for $3.75 million |
On February 4, 2018, Anthony Weber, a 16-year-old African-American boy, was fatally shot by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Westmont, California.[1] Deputies came to the scene because they received a 911 call. The caller claimed someone had pointed a gun at him.[1] The deputies claimed that Weber reached into his waistband so they shot him over ten times.[1] Deputies did not find a gun on Weber.[1][2]