Witness Video Sought Of Fatal Deputy-Involved Shooting In Lynwood
LYNWOOD (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is asking for video that witnesses may have taken of a fatal weekend confrontation in Lynwood between deputies and a 28-year-old black man who was shot 33 times.
Black community leaders are demanding a U.S. Justice Department investigation into Saturday's shooting, comparing it to the fatal shooting of Laguan McDonald in Chicago last year.
One deputy fired 16 shots at Nicholas Robertson, while another fired 17 shots, according to Capt. Steve Katz of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau.
One deputy has been with the department for a year, the other for about 18 months, he said. Both have been reassigned from field duty.
The department released surveillance video of Robertson and the 911 calls that brought deputies to an ARCO station near the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue.
The released surveillance video shows the gun-toting man walking up and down a street before the fatal confrontation. The 911 calls describe a man shooting a gun into the air.
Robertson, father of an 8-year-old daughter and 7-year-old twins, was shot and killed at 11:10 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
McDonnell asked anyone who might have cell phone video of the incident to share it with investigators, and Sheriff's homicide detectives asked anyone with any information regarding the shooting to call them at (323) 890-5500.
(©2015 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)
