A 13-year old punk backed the stolen car he was driving toward an LAPD patrolman at the end of a police chase back in February. The cop shot at the kid, killing him. The DA has decided the shooting was self-defense (DUH!) and has decided not to press charges against the officer. Predictably, South Central LA is peeed off and the punk's family plans to sue.
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Officer Not Charged in rest of Teenager
A witness backs an LAPD patrolman who said he shot driver Devin Brown in self-defense.
By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton Times Staff Writers
December 6, 2005
The Los Angeles police officer who banely shot an unarmed 13-year-old at the end of a car chase earlier this year will not face criminal charges after a witness came forward and corroborated the officer's account of the controversial incident, prosecutors announced Monday.
The decision not to bring charges depended heavily on testimony by a witness, identified in court papers as Miles Carthron. Prosecutors said Carthron was driving past 83rd Street and Western Avenue in South Los Angeles when the shooting occurred.
Prosecutors said Carthron largely supported the account given by Garcia, who said he fired 10 shots into Devin Brown's car after the boy put the vehicle in reverse and was about to hit him. Carthron also told investigators that Garcia appeared to be in danger when he fired and that the officer would have been struck by the car otherwise.
