Death penalty off the table for man suspected in rapper Pop Smoke s murder
By Kelli Johnson
Arraignment postponed for man charged in Pop Smoke s murder
The arraignment for a 20-year-old man charged in rapper Pop Smoke s murder was postponed, officials announced. Three juveniles were also charged in the homicide investigation.
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors said they will not seek the death penalty against the man who was charged in rapper Pop Smoke’s killing. The man along with three juveniles have been charged in the late New York rapper’s murder.
One of the suspects, who was identified as 20-year-old Corey Walker, could face the maximum of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted, authorities said.
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LOS ANGELES Match.com will pay $2 million to settle a civil suit claiming the dating website operator charged users for automatic renewal, LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced Tuesday.
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June 30, 2021: District Attorney Gascón, LAPD Chief Moore, Community Leaders Address Efforts to Reduce Community Violence
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was joined today by Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore and community leaders to discuss community violence reduction efforts in four Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Since the beginning of 2020, violent crime has increased nationwide, including in Los Angeles. District Attorney Gascón has pledged to embed prosecutors and investigators at four LAPD divisions – 77
th, Foothill, Mission and Newton – with the goal of making our communities safer.
“Public safety strategies have traditionally been reactive and reactionary, instead of proactive and preventative,” District Attorney Gascón said. “We will be taking a much more proactive role to intervene and to prevent crime, both through a law enforcement lens and also through a community and public health lens.”
S.F. supes weigh $3.25 million settlement for 2017 police shooting
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Sean Moore, 42, was shot and seriously wounded by a San Francisco police officer in front of his home in the Ocean View neighborhood. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is now considering a $3.25 million legal settlement for Moore’s family.Courtesy Ken Blackmon
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will consider approving a $3.25 million settlement for the family of a man shot by police on his Ocean View neighborhood doorstep who ultimately died, in part from his injuries.
The proposed payout comes more than four years after a 2017 call for service devolved into a confrontation between Sean Wendell Moore and two San Francisco police officers. Moore, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, was unarmed during the incident.
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