Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday he had “concerns” after reviewing body-worn camera footage that showed a city police officer shooting and killing a man who charged at him while holding a plastic fork near Skid Row over the weekend.
Speaking to the Police Commission, Moore said an investigation of the incident was still in its infancy, but he questioned the unnamed officer’s actions. The man, 36-year-old Jason Lee Maccani, was taken to an area hospital, where he later died, Moore said.
After watching video of the encounter, Moore said he had “concerns relative to the actions of the officer involved.”
Moore said the department would probably identify the officer who shot Maccani in the next few days. The case is being investigated by the state Department of Justice, which handles most police shootings of unarmed individuals.
It was the third time this year that a Los Angeles police officer shot a person. The previous two incidents, both last month, resulted in civilians being wounded.