加州司法部公布洛杉矶涉警枪击调查报告：Martin Sebastian 持仿真枪指向县警员 涉事警员不起诉
加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 10月20日依据加州 AB 1506 法案公布调查报告：2024年3月16日，洛杉矶县警长办公室（Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, LASD）警员在位于加州洛杉矶县的洛杉矶市开枪击毙 Martin Sebastian 一案，加州司法部（California Department of Justice, DOJ）经全面调查后认定，现有证据不足以支持对涉事警员提起刑事起诉，本案不再采取进一步行动。
报告还原的事发经过是：2024年3月16日，LASD 警员接报赶到洛杉矶 El Tio Tono Market 门外，处置一名持手枪滋扰的男子。警员抵达后，Sebastian 将枪口直接指向警员，警员随即开枪，Sebastian 中枪身亡。事后查明，Sebastian 当时所持的是一把仿真枪。
司法部在报告中表示，证据无法在排除合理怀疑的前提下证明，涉事警员开枪时并非出于自卫意图、并非为了防御他们合理相信迫在眉睫的死亡或严重身体伤害威胁，因此没有足够证据支持刑事检控。Bonta 在声明中说：「生命的逝去总是悲剧，我们希望这份报告能为 Sebastian 先生的家人和社区带来一个了结。」他表示，其办公室的首要任务是保护个人权利，同时建立执法机构与加州居民之间的信任与问责，AB 1506 对实现这一目标至关重要。
AB 1506 要求加州司法部调查全州所有造成无武装平民死亡的涉警枪击事件。司法部就本案向 LASD 提出三项建议：一是修订随身摄像头政策，并就摄像头开启时机以及枪击事件后汇报中哪些讨论可为、哪些不可为加强培训；二是加强培训，确保涉案警员理解并遵守隔离询问规定，以维护调查的完整性；三是修订涉警枪击相关证据保全的政策并加强相应培训。
California DOJ Releases Report on Los Angeles Deputy Shooting of Martin Sebastian: No Criminal Charges
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on October 20 released an investigative report under Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506) into the March 16, 2024 fatal shooting of Martin Sebastian by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) deputies in Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, California. After a comprehensive investigation, the California Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that the evidence does not support filing criminal charges in the case, and no further action will be taken.
According to the report, on March 16, 2024, LASD deputies responded to a call about a man with a handgun causing a disturbance outside El Tio Tono Market in Los Angeles. When the deputies arrived, Sebastian pointed his firearm directly at them, and the deputies immediately fired, fatally striking him. After the shooting, it was discovered that Sebastian's firearm was a replica.
DOJ said the evidence does not show, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the deputies acted without the intent to defend themselves and others from what they reasonably believed to be imminent death or serious bodily injury, and that there is therefore insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution. "Loss of life is always tragic, and we hope that this report provides Mr. Sebastian's family and the community closure," Bonta said, adding that his office's priority is to protect the rights of individuals while fostering trust and accountability between law enforcement and Californians, and that AB 1506 is crucial to that goal.
AB 1506 requires DOJ to investigate all officer-involved shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian in California. DOJ identified three recommendations for LASD in this case: amend its body-worn camera policy and provide additional training on camera activation and on what discussions are permitted and prohibited during debriefs after a deputy-involved shooting; provide further training to ensure deputies involved in a shooting understand and comply with sequestration policies; and amend its policy and provide further training on the preservation of evidence related to deputy-involved shootings.
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