Family of man shot by LAPD over plastic fork grapples with grief as video is released
Jason Maccani had been known to go off by himself, sometimes for hours, but it wasn't like him to miss "Sibling Day."
That was the first thought Mike Maccani had when his younger brother was a no-show at a Sunday brunch date this month.
Mike was driving home from a friend's house the next day when he got the call with an explanation: His brother was dead after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer.
The younger Maccani was going through what his relatives described as a bipolar episode when he had an encounter with LAPD officers at a Skid Row warehouse Feb. 3, the day before he was supposed to meet with his three siblings. Police said Jason "charged" at officers, holding what they thought was a weapon but turned out to be a plastic fork.
The hours that followed the call were a teary blur, Mike said.
"I just
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