Two Torrance police officers were indicted in connection with the shooting death of a man who was found sitting inside a car that had been reported stolen, holding an air rifle.
More than three years after the district attorney's office initially declined to file charges against them, two Torrance police officers were indicted in connection with the 2018 shooting death of a Black man who was found sitting inside a car that had been reported stolen, holding an air rifle.
"The evidence examined in this investigation shows that Mitchell was driving a stolen car. He was about to be detained for investigation of a possible grand theft auto," according to a charge-evaluation worksheet prepared by prosecutors at the time. "As the responding officers approached, they observed what they reasonably perceived to be a firearm in Mitchell's lap. Mitchell made movements toward the weapon ...
The officers got out of their vehicle, approached the Honda and saw Mitchell in the driver's seat, the report said. The officers yelled "police" and told Mitchell to put his hands on the steering wheel, which -- after a moment's hesitation -- he did. Concannon opened the door, the report added. Mitchell, according to the report, dropped his hands into his lap and Concannon -- following Mitchell's movement -- saw what he thought was a firearm, the report said.
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