Los Angeles Police commissioners decided on Tuesday to not recommend charges for two LAPD officers who lost control of a patrol vehicle while shooting at a suspect, then allowing the vehicle to run him over.
Eric Rivera was carrying a toy gun last June in Wilmington when he was stopped, shot, and run over.
The five commissioners cited Chief Charlie Beck and unanimously voted that officers' judgement was fair when deciding Rivera posed a "serious threat" to the officers' safety. The LAPD has previously identified the officers as Arturo Urrutia and Daniel Ramirez, the LATimes said.
Officers were called to the scene responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun. In a redacted report by Beck, one officer recalls the incident and said after telling Rivera to drop the gun, he saw the determination in his eyes and "fired in the defense of my life."