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Lawmaker: LAPD Must Update Use-Of-Force Policy

LOS ANGELES (KNX 1070) — State senator Gloria Romero says the Los Angeles Police Department has to revamp its use-of-force policy in the wake of this month's fatal shooting of a knife-wielding Guatamalan immigrant.

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Lawmaker Calls LAPD Use-Of-Force Policy Outdated: KNX 1070's Bill Cooper Reports

Activist groups have marches planned over the weekend in Westlake area where the shooting took place nearly two weeks ago.

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