Deputies say he reached for one of their guns, but family says he was cooperating, during call to possible domestic violence scene in L.A. County city of Lancaster.
Lancaster, California — A man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in Lancaster early Thursday morning. And authorities and the family have different versions of what happened, reports CBS Los Angeles.
Michael Thomas, 62, was killed in his living room after deputies responded to reports of domestic violence inside the home.His fiancée, Kimberly, told CBS L.A.,"I heard Michael say, 'I have a right to not let you in my house.'"The sheriff's department says Thomas struggled with deputies and reached down to try to take one of their guns, prompting one of the deputies to shoot.
"That's exactly why we have a Fourth Amendment," Gage said."It's to avoid the kinds of illegal searches and seizures where the police come into people's homes and harm them or, here, kill them."The L.A. County Office of the Inspector General is investigating the shooting.Sneak peek: Defending DJ
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