Overview
- Police Chief Eddie Garcia is holding a news conference on Thursday to release body-worn camera and other video tied to two separate officer-involved shootings.
- The shootings occurred within about 24 hours on the weekend of July 25–26 and left two people dead in unrelated incidents.
- In the first case, officers say they chased 56-year-old Ricky Lindsey after he cut off an ankle monitor and then shot him when he produced a handgun during a motel parking-lot encounter.
- In the second case, officers say they responded to a domestic-violence call and shot 21-year-old Andrew Ponce after he refused commands and moved toward officers while holding a knife.
- Community members have voiced concern about neighborhood safety and officials say the video release will inform both internal reviews and external investigations into the use of force.