Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department - Compton Area
Public lynching, failure to use department policy and/or common sense

On 8/24/03 in the later evening hours, the los angeles county sheriffs department. Acosted a man, deandre brunston, on the front porch of his comton estate. He was on one knee and was sumilating a gun. The sheriff deputies were telling him to drop the gun. Then they told him that there are going to send in the dog who would be biting him if he doesnt give up now. The first k9 deputy on scene, ernest burwell refused to send his dog in to attack a man that is alredy docile. To threat at this time. Where were the negotiators? Who knows. Since the deputy that knows the rules and policies wont release his hound, lt. Patrick maxwell, supervisor on duty. Was contacted and wasked what to do next. The deputy that took the call said that lt. Maxwell was obviously drunk and at a party and in this condition gives the order to call in a rookie k9 deputy that will just do as he is told came and released the hound. Before the hound even reached deandre, he took on over 80 hits from bullets for throwing a small rubber shower shoe. No gun. If proceedure was followed we would not have lost a fine brave deputy dog who was airlifted to a local vat where he was pronounced dead at the scene. I feel particularly that the be a little more training on letting a dog go. There was no excuse for the brutality that occured this morning

To see video of the shooting, go to you-tube and search for drandre brunston

Company: Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department - Compton Area
Country: USA
State: California
City: COMPTON
Address: 301 S. WILLOWBROOK
Phone: 3106056500

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