LAPD officers shot Jeremy Flores, 26, in Boyle Heights after officers said he ignored commands to drop what appeared to be a rifle. The object was a battery-powered airsoft gun that fires plastic pellets. Drone footage shows Flores slumped over the steering wheel with the replica gun on his lap before a SWAT team pulled him from the van. Body-worn camera audio captured officers yelling commands, including a shouted 'drop the f- gun' and a request for a 'Code Robert.' Footage provides only obstructed views of the shooting. Flores' family questioned a roughly two-hour delay in medical aid. An internal LAPD investigation is ongoing.
Police said they shot the man after he ignored their commands to drop what appeared to be a rifle. The rifle, it turned out, was a battery-powered airsoft gun, which shoots plastic pellets. As the drone zoomed up to the white utility van, it captured a graphic image of Jeremy Flores, 26, slumped over the steering wheel, the fake gun lying on his lap. A SWAT team then approached and pulled Flores out of the vehicle.
Moments before the shooting, an LAPD officer was heard on body-worn camera video yelling at Flores to "drop the f- gun." Another officer is heard requesting a "Code Robert" - police code for summoning an officer with a rifle. The original officer starts to say that one is already there, but his words are suddenly drowned out by the sound of police gunfire.
But the footage released Thursday on the LAPD's YouTube channel offers only obstructed views of the shooting from several officers on scene, without capturing Flores' actions in the moments before he was shot. Flores' family members have questioned why officers waited about two hours to provide medical assistance. A police spokesman said Thursday that an internal investigation of the shooting is ongoing, offering no further comment. The department has identified the Hollenbeck Division patrol officers who shot Flores as Livier Jimenez, Fernando Godinez and Michael Ruiz.
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