LAPD SHOT 13-year-old

by POLICE STATE Wednesday, Feb. 09, 2005 at 7:11 AM

LOS ANGELES - Residents in South Los Angeles reacted to the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old suspected car thief with shock and anger Monday - and questioned whether it was justified....... http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/10841189.htm?1c

Police fired 10 rounds into a car driven by Devin Brown after he led them on a 3 1/2-mile chase and then backed into their cruiser just before 4 a.m. Sunday.

Brown, an eighth-grader at a local magnet school for gifted youth, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 14-year-old passenger was arrested and booked on charges of grand auto theft.

Police initially called Brown, who was unarmed, a suspected gang member, but a spokeswoman said Monday that investigators couldn't immediately confirm a gang affiliation...
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