8 cases in Los Angeles County
Jerman Magana, 30, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies on June 13, 2024, after he fired a shotgun at a Sheriff's helicopter from a rooftop in West Rancho Dominguez.
Jose Acosta, 40, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies on March 19, 2024, after he crashed his vehicle into a patrol car and charged at deputies with a knife in Long Beach.
Martin Sebastian, 28, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on March 16, 2024, in East Los Angeles after deputies responded to reports of an armed man harassing customers at a market.
Joseph Westley Henson, 30, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on February 23, 2024, at a gas station in Pearblossom after he allegedly advanced toward deputies while holding a sharp object.
Noor Ramsis, 38, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on January 13, 2024, in South Los Angeles after deputies responded to a robbery report and observed him holding a firearm.
Everett Byram, a 34-year-old comedian and writer, was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Blake Runge during a mental health crisis response in Palmdale on February 10, 2023.
David Ordaz Jr., a 34-year-old father of three experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies on March 14, 2021, in East Los Angeles. Deputy Remin Pineda was charged with assault and pleaded no contest, receiving probation.
Ryan Twyman, 24, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in Willowbrook on June 6, 2019. Deputy Andrew Lyons was convicted of assault charges—the first such conviction in LA County in approximately two decades. The county settled a civil lawsuit for $3.9 million.