 Screenshot of the police pinning down Keunang seconds before the shooting | |
| Date | March 1, 2015 |
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| Location | South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Type | Shooting |
| Filmed by | Bystander's cell phone camera |
| Participants | Francisco Martinez, Daniel Torres, and Chand Syed (LAPD officers) |
| Deaths | Charley Leundeu Keunang |
| Charges | None filed |
The killing of Charley Leundeu Keunang, a 43-year-old Cameroonian national, occurred in Los Angeles, California, on March 1, 2015. He was shot by three Los Angeles Police Department officers.[1][2]
On December 1, 2016, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that no criminal charges would be filed against the officers who shot Keunang, and that they considered it an act of self-defense. Later on May 10, 2018, the Superior Court of California ruled that an officer used an unreasonable amount of force against Keunang and the case was settled with paying his family $1.95 million by the city.
- ^ "Family of homeless man shot dead by LAPD on Skid Row files $20m claim". The Guardian. Associated Press. April 30, 2015.
- ^ "Man killed in Skid Row officer-involved shooting identified". ABC News.