Biography of homeless man killed by lapd

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Commission has agreed with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck that an officer's shooting and killing of an unarmed homeless man in Venice last year was unjustified.

The officer, Clifford Proctor, had claimed that Brendon Glenn had gone for his partner's gun in the May 5, incident, but Beck said the evidence did not support that claim.

The commission unanimously agreed with the chief's findings submitted in a report last month that the shooting was not justified.

Beck wrote that an officer with similar experience and training as Proctor "would not reasonably believe there was a substantial risk that the situation may escalate to the point where deadly force may be justified."

In January, Beck had taken the unusual step of recommending that the District Attorney's Office file criminal charges against the officer.

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