Again blasting the sheriff's department's contention that a 29-year-old man was fatally shot while pointing a gun at deputies in Westmont, attorneys for the man's family said Tuesday an independent autopsy shows he was shot repeatedly while "writhing on the ground in pain.". "At one point, Kizzee's pistol drops to the ground, he bends over, reaches, picks up the gun and is shot while he stands with the gun in hand," Wegener said.

Dijon Kizzee was shot 15 times by LA cops, independent autopsy reveals as his family insist the black 29-year-old was NOT holding a gun when police opened fire. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories, according to a sheriff department spokesperson. "Just look at them, and you will see that these Black men are just trying to get away from the police. Douglas also heavily criticized the LASD, saying that there were no attempts by the officers to deescalate the situation and no warnings were ever given. He put his hands in the air," Crump said. "While America is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, we in Black America are dealing with the 1619 pandemic," Crump said Tuesday. Published. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Dijon Kizzee is a California Black man who was killed by police after being stopped for a vehicle breach while riding his bike on August 31st. Seven of those shots hit Kizzee in the back and three struck him while he was already on the ground.

Dijon Kizzee, a Black man killed by Los Angeles police last month, was hit with 15 bullets, according to the results of an independent autopsy announced Tuesday during a press conference. At a news conference Tuesday in Ladera Heights, attorneys for Kizzee's family, including national civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, denounced the sheriff's version of events, insisting that Kizzee was shot with his hands in the air, then was shot repeatedly while he was on the ground.
"Look at these videos," he said. The autopsy report has not been finalized, pending toxicology reports, although he died from multiple gunshot wounds, the captain said. Dijon Kizzee was shot Aug. 31 by two sheriff's deputies. Crump is also representing several other Black families whose loved ones were shot and in some cases killed by police this year, including Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd. image copyright AFP. "It's happening so fast we can barely keep up with the hashtags," Crump said Tuesday during the news conference, referring to multiple incidents of police shooting Black people. Kizzee hopped off his bike and ran away when the deputies approached, according to a sheriff department spokesperson. The police shooting of Kizzee represents just one of many interactions between law enforcement and Black people that demonstrators are pointing to examples of police brutality. Kizzee's family has called on LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey to charge the officers who shot Kizzee. According to attorney Carl E. Douglas, an autopsy commissioned by Kizzee's family found that he was shot a total of 15 times. Earlier in September, Crump shared a grainy video on Twitter that appears to show the deputies chasing Kizzee, who seems to be walking away right before receiving multiple rounds of fire to the back. Dijon … Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Attorneys representing the family of Dijon Kizzee on Tuesday presented the findings of an independent autopsy. When deputies caught up to him, a physical struggle ensued, during which Kizzee allegedly punched one deputy in the face and dropped a handgun he was carrying, concealed in some clothing. By City News Service • Published September 22, 2020 • Updated on September 22, 2020 at 11:45 pm NBC Universal, Inc. The department also recovered footage on Kizzee's phone that shows him with the same gun days before he was killed, according to the captain. When they got a shield first, and they had a shield walking up to the man while he was writhing in pain. The shooting of Kizzee has prompted a series of protests outside the South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station, leading to three dozen arrests following clashes between demonstrators and deputies that turned violent. The family of Dijon Kizzee called for justice after an independent autopsy found that he was shot while on the ground. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots, Hundreds sit on Brooklyn Bridge in Breonna Taylor protest, Louisville sees third straight night of Breonna Taylor protests despite curfew, Buffalo police no longer required to wear names on their uniforms, Cop on leave after allegedly walking bike over protester's head, LeBron James calls for "justice, no matter how long it takes". Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. Kizzee was prohibited from owning a firearm due to an active restraining order and his criminal record, sheriff's officials said.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Kizzee's family, said that video of the interaction between Kizzee and the officers contradicts the department's findings. Sheriff Alex Villanueva last week released a series of videos capturing various portions of the confrontation between Kizzee and the two deputies, including footage of the shooting itself. Deputies initially tried to stop Kizzee while he was riding a bicycle, claiming he was riding on the wrong side of the street and weaving through traffic, sheriff's officials said. ", Attorney Carl Douglas said the independent autopsy conducted for the family determined that Kizzee was shot 15 times, "seven times with his profile of the back pointing toward" deputies.". / CBS News. "Some of those shots … are elongated because Mr. Kizzee was on the ground when those grazing wounds were inflicted," Douglas said. After police killed Kizzee, demonstrators gathered for days outside the South Los Angeles sheriff's station to protest police brutality, according to the Los Angeles Times.