"Dozer"

"Dozer" the dog waits sadly and patiently next to the spot where his master, Brendon "Dizzle" Glenn, was shot and killed by a LAPD officer.
Glenn was unarmed and a homeless youth that lived in the Venice Beach area. The shooting on Windward Ave. in the heart of Venice, has sparked outrage by the community and LAPD Chief was "concerned" by the officer's use of force during the shooting.

Photo by Ted Soqui © 2015

Dozer waiting.

Police Protest at LAPD Headquarters

Dozens of protesters showed up to protest against the shootings and killings of unarmed black men by police from across the nation, in front of the LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.
The small crowd chanted "I can't breathe" in tribute to Eric Garner who was choked to death by NYPD officers during his arrest. The protesters proceeded to march to South Los Angeles at the spot where Ezell Ford was killed by LAPD earlier this year.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2014

Protesters in front of LAPD HQ.

No More.

At LAPD HQ.

Young protesters.

LAPD officers at LAPD HQ.

Shooting at LAPD West Traffic Division Building.

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was shot in the lobby of the West Traffic Division, which shares a building at the LAPD's Wilshire Station, and the suspect was also wounded.
The desk officer who was shot seven times and is expected to make a full recovery. The suspect was shot four times and is in critical condition at a local area hospital undergoing surgery.
The shooting was the second at the station in 11 months.
Two detectives were shot and slightly wounded in a ambush outside the station on June 25.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2014

LAPD officers in front of West Traffic Division's door.

LAPD officers in front of West Traffic Division's door.

Venice Blvd. shut down.

Venice Blvd. shut down.

LAPD officer with binoculars atop the West Traffic Building.

Park Shooting

While having dinner at home, I heard 5 to 6 shots go off at Queen Anne Park near my place. A couple of hundred children were playing a minor league baseball game, as a gunman wearing a hoodie ran up and shot three people with a large black gun. The shooting victims were transported by ambulance, one male victim was in bad shape with a couple of bullet wounds to his back.
Several children were badly shaken up as they saw the shooting take place right in front of them.

LAPD look after a shooting victim on West Blvd.

A shooting victim on the street waiting for paramedics.

A female victim in the park.

A crying child who saw the shooting take place steps away from her.

A traumatized child.

Photo by Ted Soqui © 2012