Los Angeles Cop Fatally Shoots Black Teen, Sparking Protests and Investigation
Oct 03, 2016, 10:28 AM
Los Angeles Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a black teenager by an officer following a foot chase on Saturday.
Police said they attempted to stop a vehicle that had paper license plates and they believed to be stolen Saturday afternoon, but the car took off. A subsequent chase continued on foot when the driver and passenger left the vehicle, and the officer following Carnell Snell Jr., 18, shot and killed him in a backyard, CNN reports.