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Abdul Arian was shot at 120 times.
Remember Abdul Arian, the unarmed 19-year-old who was shot down by LAPD officers on live TV after they claimed he had a gun?
Well, his family is now suing the department for $120 million. Arian was gunned down after a high speed chase that ended with him exiting his car and turning towards cops in what they have called a "shooting stance." Threatened, the police officers, who already outnumbered him, shot him down in the middle of the highway. He was unarmed.
LA Times reports that the officers fired 120 rounds at the teen:
Multiple gunshot wounds that perforated the unarmed teenagers body [include] his left upper arm, right hand, left flank area, right lower leg, left wrist, left lower leg, left forearm and to the left side of Abdul's head which passed through his skull and exited the right side of his head. The force of said bullet resulted in a portion of Abdul's right skull to be blown off. Also internal organs were punctured, his left lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, further bullets shattered bones in his spine, his skull and ribcage. The report also shows that Abdul was callously shot in the back by the LAPD.
LAPD has maintained that Arian called police during the chase and told them that he had a gun and would pull it out if he had to. So, when he jumped out of the car pretending to have one, they acted accordingly in their eyes.
Remember Abdul Arian, the unarmed 19-year-old who was shot down by LAPD officers on live TV after they claimed he had a gun?
Well, his family is now suing the department for $120 million. Arian was gunned down after a high speed chase that ended with him exiting his car and turning towards cops in what they have called a "shooting stance." Threatened, the police officers, who already outnumbered him, shot him down in the middle of the highway. He was unarmed.
LA Times reports that the officers fired 120 rounds at the teen:
Multiple gunshot wounds that perforated the unarmed teenagers body [include] his left upper arm, right hand, left flank area, right lower leg, left wrist, left lower leg, left forearm and to the left side of Abdul's head which passed through his skull and exited the right side of his head. The force of said bullet resulted in a portion of Abdul's right skull to be blown off. Also internal organs were punctured, his left lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, further bullets shattered bones in his spine, his skull and ribcage. The report also shows that Abdul was callously shot in the back by the LAPD.
LAPD has maintained that Arian called police during the chase and told them that he had a gun and would pull it out if he had to. So, when he jumped out of the car pretending to have one, they acted accordingly in their eyes.
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