On Thursday, The Daily Beast reported that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is refusing to turn over documents and video footage relating to a pair of fatal deputy shootings currently under investigation by independent watchdogs.
"Two institutions which were set up to oversee investigations of deputies’ use of force — the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission and its investigative arm, the Office of Inspector General — told the Los Angeles Times they have asked for the evidence but, so far, it hasn’t been forthcoming," said the report.
The cases under investigation include the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was fatally shot by an L.A. County deputy in Gardena last Thursday, and Terron Boone, the brother of one of the men recently found hanging from a tree, who died after a shootout with undercover officers. Shellondra Thomas, who was driving the SUV in which the Boone shootout occurred, was injured in the incident and is currently suing the county.
