Sheriff’s deputy shoots, kills 16-year-old boy in Compton; teen said to have gun

September 15th, 2009 LA County deputy kills unarmed man during chaseLOS ANGELES — Authorities say a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has fatally shot an unarmed man he feared was reaching for a gun. The shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m.

August 28th, 2009 Police: Ind. man kills young daughter, shoots selfGARY, Ind.

August 14th, 2009 Calif. officials brief sheriffs after prison riotCHINO, Calif. — Prison officials are briefing sheriffs across California on how a weekend riot that destroyed seven Southern California prison housing units might affect their jail populations in weeks to come.

August 8th, 2009 Ga. teen accused of shooting stepsister 10 timesAUGUSTA, Ga. —Authorities in Georgia say a 14-year-old boy awoke from a bad dream and shot his stepsister in the head 10 times while she napped on the couch.

August 5th, 2009 Fla. deputy shoots, kills inmate trying to escapePALATKA, Fla. — Officials in Florida say a corrections officer shot and killed an inmate who tried to escape from jail by climbing a razor wire fence.

July 28th, 2009 14 suspected illegal immigrants held in ComptonCOMPTON, Calif. — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a written plea for help tossed from a barred window led deputies to detain 16 suspected illegal immigrants and make one arrest.

July 21st, 2009 Authorities: Man in swim trunks killed by deputyLE CENTER, Minn. — State investigators say a plainclothes Minnesota sheriff's deputy fatally shot an unarmed man dressed only in swim trunks.

July 17th, 2009 Teen killed by LA deputy was shot in backLOS ANGELES — Autopsy photos show a 16-year-old boy killed by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot in the back. But a pathologist hired by the boy's family says it's unclear how the teen was positioned when the trigger was pulled.

July 15th, 2009 Car stolen with 2 kids inside found in ComptonCOMPTON, Calif. — A search for a stolen car with two young children inside ended Tuesday after someone found the vehicle abandoned at a gas station south of Los Angeles, authorities said.

July 8th, 2009 Father wants LA deputy charged in shooting of teenLOS ANGELES — A 16-year-old boy killed while running from a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot in the back without warning and never brandished a gun as authorities contend, an attorney for the teen's father said Tuesday. A friend who was with Avery Cody never saw him with a weapon and he posed no threat to the deputy who shot him as he ran away in Compton on Sunday, said John E.

July 7th, 2009 LA detective from King trial kills self at stationSANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A Los Angeles police detective who testified at the Rodney King trial has shot herself to death after walking into a sheriff's station.

July 7th, 2009 Official: LA detective from King trial kills selfLOS ANGELES — A veteran Los Angeles police detective who testified at the Rodney King trial killed herself after walking into the lobby of a suburban sheriff's station, authorities said Tuesday. Susan Clemmer, 41, was a gang narcotics officer who worked for the department for nearly 20 years, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

May 12th, 2009 1 dead after car crashes into Calif. liquor storeCOMPTON, Calif.

May 11th, 2009 LA-area deputy shoots boy carrying toy handgunPALMDALE, Calif. — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy who was shot while playing with a toy gun pointed the fake weapon at sheriff's deputies.

April 23rd, 2009 4th man sought in murder of LA County deputyLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a fourth man in the suspected gang-related murder of a county sheriff's deputy. Investigators declined to say if Deputy Juan Escalante was targeted for his police work or was a random victim of gang violence.