Pasadena cops get a pass from DA in Barnes' shooting
From reporter Dan Abendschein:
The two police officers who shot and killed 38-year-old Pasadena resident Leroy Barnes in February will not face any criminal charges from the county, officials said Wednesday.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office concluded its investigation Wednesday and notified the Pasadena Police Department of that finding, writing that the officers acted in "lawful self-defense."
"This analysis must also allow for the fact that officers are often forced to make split-second judgments, about the amount of force that is necessary, in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving," said the report's conclusion. Barnes, a parolee, was shot 11 times, including seven times in the back, after officers pulled over a car driven by Emeka Edwards on Mentone Avenue on Feb. 19. Barnes was a passenger.
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