Excerpt from another article on the same events, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-08/torrance-police-traded-racist-homophobic-texts-it-could-jeo

Excerpt from another article on the same events, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-08/torrance-police-traded-racist-homophobic-texts-it-could-jeopardize-hundreds-of-cases https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-08/torrance... > In the Mitchell case, that could be especially concerning. According to district attorney’s records reviewed by The Times, Concannon once sent a troubling text message referring to a deposition he gave in an “officer-involved shooting.” > “They believed our lies. Good job sticking to the script,” he wrote. “LMAO, that’s what they call a W.” > According to a Times review of public records, Concannon has shot only one person during his career: Christopher DeAndre Mitchell. Referring to this case, where it was found to be "lawful self-defense": https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/JSID_OIS_10_2019_Mitchell.pdf https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/JSID_OIS_10_... Obviously this is totally inconclusive and in no way proves Concannon's guilt, but note the obstruction of the bodycam for the crucial moments: > In the body worn footage, Concannon appeared to move slightly back along the side of the car as he put away his flashlight. Concannon’s left hand can be seen coming up to brace his firing hand on the service weapon. After the shift to a two-handed firing position, the body worn camera’s view of Mitchell was obstructed by Concannon’s hands. As a result, Mitchell is not visible on the body worn footage during the three seconds preceding the first shot. Concannon can be heard on the video repeating the command, “Get out of the car!” more forcefully during this interval. About one second after repeating that command, the first shot was fired.