Off-Duty LAPD Officer Fatally Shot During Attempted Robbery Alleged gang members charged in fatal shooting of off-duty LAPD officer during robbery. Investigation ongoing for justice. Top News · Jul 20, 2024
Three gang members plead guilty to racketeering in killing of off-duty LAPD officer Three gang members pleaded guilty Thursday to federal racketeering for their roles in the robbery and fatal shooting of off-duty Los Angeles Police Department Officer Fernando Arroyos while he was looking for a new home to buy last year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2023
LAPD officers shot fewer people in 2022, but the percentage that turned deadly increased LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers shot fewer people in 2022 than the year before, although a larger percentage of those encounters turned deadly, according to preliminary data released by the Los Angeles Police Department. Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023
Killing of LAPD officer brings scrutiny on one of LA's oldest and largest gangs LOS ANGELES — Seven decades ago, Latino youths in South Los Angeles banded together to form a gang. They called themselves Florencia, after the east-west thoroughfare that ran through the heart of their territory. Years of violent conflict over that territory with other gangs lent Florencia an identity and reason… Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2022