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    A killing at a gas station, a videotape and an extraordinary prosecution against a deputy

    by Maya Lau, Richard Winton and Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times Dec 12, 2018 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - As shootings by officers go, the killing of Francisco Garcia at a Norwalk, Calif., gas station in 2016 spurred little media attention or street protesting.

    Authorities say Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Luke Liu confronted Garcia driving a vehicle he believed may have been stolen and opened fire after the man tried to drive away.

    District Attorney Jackie Lacey decided this shooting merited extraordinary action, and Liu on Tuesday became the first Los Angeles County law enforcement officer in nearly two decades to be charged in an on-duty shooting.

    Liu, 40, appeared in a downtown courtroom Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter and to a special allegation of intentionally discharging a firearm, which caused death to the

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