LAPD releases video that shows the pursuit of a Cadillac that killed two innocent bystanders in South L.A.
Officers opted to turn off their lights and siren and back off the pursuit only a few seconds before the fatal collision that took the lives of Janisha Harris, 35, and Jamarea Keyes, 38, the LAPD video of the Aug. 19 incident shows.
“The officers were engaged in a high-speed pursuit,” said Jasmine Mines, attorney for the two families, alleging the blame for the deadly events lay with the LAPD. She said the pursuit went on across four streets and lasted more than a minute, and only really stopped when officers saw a red light ahead with a busy junction. “Even when the sirens went off, the officers were clearly in pursuit.”
The officers attempted to catch up with the Cadillac, which made several turns, and intermittently used the cruiser’s lights and sirens “independently” to indicate to stop. Still, the suspect, later identified as Matthew Sutton, ignored them and continued to flee.
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