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As the officers ask Marseille to put the dog away, bodycam video shows the second officer unholstering his gun and backing away from the barking dog. He then puts his gun away after Marseille closes the door.<\/p>\n
\u201cJeez, that\u2019s a big ass dog,\u201d the first officer is heard exclaiming.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t getting bit by that, bro,\u201d the second officer says.<\/p>\n
Marseille returns to the door and the officer again asks if she put away the dog. She replies, \u201che\u2019s not aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n
An officer said, \u201che\u2019s ah, huge, you know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
At that point, Jameson comes past Marseille out the door away from the first officer, who tells her to \u201cput him in.\u201d A barking Jameson, however, moves down the passage toward the second officer, who draws his handgun in his right hand and shoots four times.<\/p>\n
According to the federal lawsuit filed Friday, Jameson \u201cnever barred his teeth, growled at either officer, or otherwise displayed any attempt whatsoever to attack [the officers].\u201d <\/p>\n
The suit labels the officer\u2019s acted \u201crecklessly\u201d and a violation of LAPD use of policy that requires an animal pose an immediate threat of injury. The policy is consistent with the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training guidelines on dog encounters, which emphasize that police officers must read canine body language to distinguish between \u201cenergetic\u201d and \u201caggressive\u201d behavior, the suit alleges.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn energetic dog — one that is excited, moving, barking — is not necessarily an aggressive dog, and the distinction matters under both LAPD policy and the constitutional standard,\u201d the lawsuit stated.<\/p>\n
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photo of 2-year-old Jameson who was shot and killed by Los Angeles police officers Saturday, June 13. The shooting is under investigation. Photo by Vanessa Marseille<\/p>\n
(Vanessa Marseille)<\/p>\n
Greenfield in a news conference Tuesday said \u201cthe officers were responding to a welfare check, yet the video captures profanity. It captures an unnecessarily aggressive demeanor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Standing by Marseille\u2019s son, Jeremiah Garcia, Greenfield said the video \u201cshows a frightened man with a gun who put himself before the badge, instead of relying upon training, judgment, restraint, in which the badge demands that should concern every citizen of Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n
The police department did not comment, citing the ongoing litigation. The incident has sparked outrage and questions across the city, prompting Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell to promise a full investigation. The LAPD and Mayor Karen Bass face mounting political pressure to release the responding officers\u2019 body camera footage of the shooting.<\/p>\n
The video release came after LAPD brass and top city leaders reviewed the footage and McDonnell conducted what is known as a 72-hour review of the officers\u2019 action, the first step in a lengthy internal investigation process into shots being fired by an LAPD officer. The video released to the public, however, blurs the officer\u2019s face and identity.<\/p>\n
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