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Lompoc police say officer-involved shooting investigation won t go to state AG
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and last updated 2021-04-20 22:34:32-04
The Lompoc Police Department released a response Tuesday to a report calling for state prosecutors to investigate a recent officer-involved shooting.
In a story in the Santa Maria Times, the attorney for the family of Krys Ruiz, who was shot and killed by police last month, called for the California Attorney General to investigate the shooting.
However, Lompoc police say the case would only qualify for a state investigation if Ruiz had been unarmed. A new law that went into effect this year calls for a state prosecutor to investigate all officer-involved shootings involving unarmed civilians.
Lompoc Police say last month’s officer-involved shooting investigation will not be heading to the state Attorney General’s office. A new California law calls for a state prosecutor to investigate all officer-involved shootings involving unarmed civilians. Police say 26-year-old Krys Ruiz was armed with a knife, and charging at officers when the shooting happened.