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December 21, 2015

Video Shows Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies Shooting Man in the Back
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Newly released cellphone footage appears to show Los Angeles sheriff's
deputies shooting a man in the back as he lies pinned to the ground.
Last May, deputies stopped Noel Aguilar for riding his bike with
headphones. Authorities initially claimed Aguilar shot one of the
deputies as they were handcuffing him, but officials later revealed the
shot came from the other deputy's gun. Video just released by OC Weekly
shows Aguilar, pinned to the ground, asking one of the deputies why he
has his gun out. The deputy fires a shot into Aguilar's stomach, then
the second deputy fires three shots at Aguilar. An attorney for
Aguilar's family said the shooting "seems like it's murder."


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