Needless to say the cops’ story is disputed. Little over a month ago ** The Department has even gone as far as trying to smear Ezell Ford’s grieving family and friends who call for justice by Officers Antonio Villegas and Sharlton Wampler claim their role in the shooting death of Ezell Ford two years ago led to unwarranted discrimination against them from other LAPD officers. 38218, both assigned to the Newton Area Gang Enforcement Detail,” a press statement issued by the LAPD late Thursday reads.
Not once did they ever try to console her. Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the civil rights community forum Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, questioned the LAPD's decision. Ezell Earl Ford (October 14, 1988– August 11, 2014) was the oldest of seven children. At first they walked over to him and maced him in his face. You may have missed Police identified the 25-year-old's shooters Thursday as Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas, who were assigned to the Newton Division gang enforcement detail. While the identities of both officers are known -- Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas-- the Police Commission did not identify which officer was out of policy. (Note: Michael Brown was supposedly stopped and shot because heAccording to the police version of events, Ford out of nowhere decided he was going to “struggle” with one of the officers right before he “attempted to remove the officer’s handgun from its holster.” If we are to believe their story, then we are also supposed to take it as a given that this was justification enough for them to fire multiple gunshots into the young man’s body and killing him. Officers Antonio Villegas and Sharlton Wampler were both assigned to the Newton Division's gang unit when they encountered Ford, 25, near his South Los Angeles home in August 2014. 25 year old Ezell Ford was shot and killed by LAPD officers Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas during an "investigative stop".
"A LAPD spokesperson declined to comment to The Huffington Post on whether the naming of two officers the day before by Cannick prompted the department to finally release their identities by the end of the day Thursday.Just last week, the Los Angeles Police Protective League pointed at The police have launched an investigation into Ford's death, but have put an However, others saw the move as controversial. The officers have faced no consequences and need to be prosecuted. In a redacted report, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said Officers Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas spotted Ford leaving a … They did all this to Daniel Hernandez in the Daniel Hernandez and his brother were brutalized by two LAPD Officers who invaded their home. * This isn’t even the first time this this year the same department brutally murdered someone and refused to go public with the officers’ names. Lavell Ford (blue shirt, center), Ezell Ford’s brother, stands among community residents calling for Justice.LAPD Newton Division’s “Gang Enforcement Detail” Officers Sharlton K. Wampler and Antonio Villegas are the cops responsible for shooting Ezell Ford to death in South Los Angeles last month, according to a press releaseContrary to what the LAPD may want to claim, they did not release the names of the officers to members of the Ford family or to the public for that matter out of the goodness of their own hearts.
Wampler had been on the force for twelve years, Villegas for eight. Primary Menu And last but not least, they even attempted to drown him in the family’s own mini-pool. This, coupled with Short's dark hair, fair complexion and reputation for sporting a dahlia in her hair, led her to be dubbed "The Black Dahlia" in headlines. 36135, and Police Officer II Antonio Villegas, Serial No. Cecil “Chip” Murray, A cousin of Ezell Ford mourns the loss of a loved one whose life was taken by police.People demand an end to extrajudicial executions by the police in front of Los Angeles Police Department. Police identified the 25-year-old's shooters Thursday as Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas, who were assigned to the Newton Division gang enforcement detail. Girl Slain; Body Slashed in Two" ― L.A.'s Daily NewsOn Jan. 15, 1947, the remains of Elizabeth Short were found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. The officers saw Ford walking away from a known gang area.