The LAPD report also showed that black people were five times more likely to be shot by police than white people and 2.6 times more likely than LatinosThe number of shootings by Los Angeles police officers spiked by more than 50% final year,according to the department’s 2015 use of force report.
Forty-eight people were shot by officers in 2015, up from 30 in 2014, or according to the Los Angeles police department (LAPD) report,which was released on Tuesday. Twenty-one of those shot died from their injuries, up from 18 the year before.
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Source: theguardian.com