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| Quote: | Los Angeles officer told to 'slow down' before shots fired at Burlington store, killing 14-year-old girl
The lone officer who opened fire, however, was told to "slow down" more than a dozen times by other responding officers before shots were fired. He has been placed on administrative leave, the department confirmed to USA TODAY, and not yet publicly identified.
The jarring set of evidence, including 911 calls, police radio audio, body camera footage from responding officers and surveillance footage from inside the store, shows officers received conflicting information over whether the suspect was armed with a gun but call into question police tactics and the rationale of an officer opening fire inside a department store.
None of the footage or audio released Monday show the girl, Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, who was shot and killed by a stray bullet. The LAPD said Monday it believed the bullet ricocheted off the ground and pierced the dressing room wall, which was directly behind where the suspect was shot. The girl was in a dressing room with her mother.
Moments after the suspect was shot by the officer, a woman's muffled screams and cries can be heard in the video footage. Officers go into the dressing room area after hearing the sounds before the videos released by police end.
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| Quote: | Police bodycam footage showed officers responding and yelling "LAPD" as they entered the store. Officers were armed with both pistols and less-lethal weapons, they can be heard discussing in the videos. As officers began to make their way through the second floor, an officer with a long rifle approached and said, "Let me take point with the rifle."
The officer followed a trail of blood and led others to where the suspect was assaulting the woman. He could be heard yelling, "She's bleeding" as he ran toward the area. Other officers can be heard yelling for the officer to "slow down!" at least a dozen times and "hold up" before three gunshots can be heard. |
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