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    Video shows LAPD confronting man holding auto part in his hand before officers shoot him

    LOS ANGELES — When two Los Angeles police officers confronted Jermaine Petit on an evening in July, one of them quickly realized that reports Petit was carrying a gun were inaccurate. "It's not a gun, bro," the officer told his partner about the metallic object in Petit's hand, according to video of the incident from the officer's body-worn camera that the Los Angeles Police Department made ...
    by Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times Sep 02, 2022 5 minutes
    A video showing a Los Angeles Police Department officer shooting Jermaine Petit in July has brought renewed scrutiny on how LAPD officers handle calls involving the mentally ill and shows how an apparent breakdown in communicationmoments before the shooting led the officers to fire on an unarmed man.

    LOS ANGELES — When two Los Angeles police officers confronted Jermaine Petit on an evening in July, one of them quickly realized that reports Petit was carrying a gun were inaccurate.

    "It's not a gun, bro," the officer told his partner about the metallic object in Petit's hand, according to video of the incident from the officer's body-worn camera that the Los Angeles Police Department made public Thursday.

    Despite the officer's declaration, he and his partner opened fire on Petit seconds later, leaving the unarmed and mentally ill man badly wounded, according to the department's account of the shooting.

    The release of the video, along with footage from other officers' cameras and recordings of 911 calls, brings renewed scrutiny on how LAPD officers handle calls involving the mentally ill and shows how an apparent breakdown in communication in the frantic moments before the shooting led

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