LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police shot and wounded an unarmed robbery suspect who was backing a car toward the officers, less than two months after the Los Angeles Police Department adopted new rules that would limit when officers can at fire at moving vehicles, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Investigators are determining why three officers fired at the suspect early Tuesday in South Los Angeles and whether their conduct adhered to the new rules, the Los Times Times said.
The LAPD adopted stricter guidelines Feb. 16 following the Feb. 6 shooting in which police killed 13-year-old Devin Brown at the end of a pursuit. The new policy now prohibits officers from firing at a moving vehicle unless the officer or another individual is threatened with deadly force other than the vehicle.
The department has not fully implemented the new policy that was approved by the city Police Commission, said police spokeswoman Mary Grady.
Police Chief William Bratton was scheduled to brief his commanders Wednesday of the policy change, Grady said. She said rank-and-file officers will watch a video explaining the rules.
About 1 a.m. Tuesday, a woman flagged down officers and told them she was robbed, pointing out the suspects in a passing car, said Officer Kathy Simpson. A pursuit ended when the suspects crashed into a parked vehicle, she said.
Three officers began shooting when the Honda backed toward them, the Times said, citing police sources who declined to be identified. A dozen shots were fired, the newspaper said.
Names of the officers and the wounded robbery suspect were not released. Another suspect was unharmed and booked on investigation of resisting arrest.
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