Los Angeles: Los Angeles Police Department
West Valley Patrol officers responding to a “Battery Investigation”
were involved in an officer-involved shooting when a suspect produced a
handgun and turned toward officers.
On July 19, 2012 around
4:45 a.m., West Valley officers were responding to a “Battery
Investigation” in the 19300 block of Welby Way. As officers arrived,
they met with the person reporting the crime, who directed them to the
suspect’s location in a locked bedroom inside the residence. The
officers made contact with the suspect, who opened the bedroom door,
but quickly closed the door on the officers. The officers forced entry
into the bedroom. The suspect produced a handgun and turned toward
the officers and an officer-involved shooting occurred.
The
suspect, identified as 49-year-old Donald Warner, was struck by the
gunfire. Warner was taken in to custody and transported by Los Angeles
Fire Department Paramedics to a local hospital for treatment. No
officers were injured.
A revolver was recovered at the scene.
LAPD’s Force Investigation Division (FID) Detectives responded and are
investigating the officer-involved shooting. The Criminal Apprehension
Team is investigating the crime against the officer.
The
investigation will ultimately be reviewed by the Chief of Police, the
Office of the Inspector General and Board of Police Commissioners for
compliance with the Department’s use-of-force policy which states that
an officer’s use-of-force actions must be objectively reasonable.
Additionally, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Justice System
Integrity Division will conduct a comprehensive review of the facts of
the officer-involved shooting.
