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Man Fatally Shot by LAPD Sergeant in Culver City Wielded ‘Bicycle Part,’ Not Gun: Officials
KTLA ^ | 01/17/2020

Posted on 01/17/2020 10:10:50 PM PST by BenLurkin

A man shot and killed by a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant who was responding to reports of a “man with a gun” on the border between Culver City and Los Angeles’ Palms neighborhood was holding a bicycle part in his hand when he was shot, not a gun, as initially believed by the officer and witnesses, police said Friday.

The police shooting took place about 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 11 in the area of South Sepulveda Boulevard and South Venice Boulevard, LAPD said in a written statement. A supervisor assigned to the LAPD’s Pacific Patrol Division identified by the department as Sgt. I Colin Langsdale was the first to arrive at the scene where witnesses reported seeing an armed man.

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To: jmacusa

Indeed Darwin award.


41 posted on 01/18/2020 6:40:41 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: TChad

He deserved to be punished for buying a Schwinn. But shooting him was a little over the top.


42 posted on 01/18/2020 6:56:30 AM PST by IronJack
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To: Gene Eric

If you were a cop in los angeles you’d be dead within 24hours


43 posted on 01/18/2020 7:10:45 AM PST by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: IronJack

You owe me a keyboard and another cup of coffee. My monitor will clean up OK.


44 posted on 01/18/2020 7:26:37 AM PST by OKSooner (Free Beer Tomorrow)
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To: ETCM

A bicycle part? WHAT?

THAT, is a WEAPON! That LOOKS LIKE a GUN!

Picture-thousand-words


45 posted on 01/18/2020 8:09:48 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: OKSooner

Imagine what would have happened if it had been a Huffy!


46 posted on 01/18/2020 9:00:37 AM PST by IronJack
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To: BenLurkin

Yet another killer cop. This is why democrats only want cops to have guns. Democrats want you dead and they do not care how you are killed. Remember, democrats demand the right to kill babies.

JoMa


47 posted on 01/18/2020 10:26:10 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks.)
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To: NonValueAdded

Hehe, I know! I checked the thread before posting and couldn’t believe it. I kinda expected three or four freepers woulda beaten me to the punch, but no!... Kinda sad these dyin’ freeper memes.


48 posted on 01/18/2020 2:13:41 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: kenmcg

Don’t be the govt sanctioned predator, kenmcg.


49 posted on 01/19/2020 11:45:47 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans

So you’re comfortable killing anyone with a gun?


50 posted on 01/19/2020 11:47:51 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: kenmcg

You want to call me out? Don’t do it in a PM.


51 posted on 01/22/2020 12:22:13 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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