LOS ANGELES (AP) – Two Los Angeles (LA) County deputies acted in self-defence and won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting a Black man they tried to stop for riding a bicycle the wrong direction, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Dijon Kizzee was holding a pistol when he was shot on August 31, 2020, according to a review by the Justice System Integrity Division of the county district attorney’s office.
Kizzee, 29, was killed in South Los Angeles after the deputies attempted to stop him for a traffic violation while riding a bike.
He dropped the bicycle and ran away, carrying a bundle of clothing that authorities said contained a firearm.
The deputies told investigators they didn’t know there was a gun in the clothes, and they fired at Kizzee after he picked up the handgun when it fell out during a struggle with one of them.
His death sparked protests in South Los Angeles.
