Saturday, May 30, 2009

INGLEWOOD POLICE SHOOT AND KILL MARCUS SMITH

MARCUS SMITH WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY THE INGLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT WHILE ATTENDING A BIRTHDAY PARTY. THE LAW OFFICES OF DENNIS WILSON HAS BEEN RETAINED BY THE FAMILY TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE THIS ACTION. WITNESSES REPORT THAT MARCUS SMITH WAS UNARMED WHEN POLICE OPENED FIRE ON HIM AT POINT BLANK RANGE. ATTORNEY DENNIS P. WILSON HAS BEEN OUT TO THE CRIME SCENE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND HAS TALKED TO MANY WITNESSES. ALL THE CIVILIAN WITNESSES INTERVIEWED AT THE SCENE WHO SAW THE SHOOTING ALL STATE THAT MARCUS SMITH DID NOT HAVE A GUN AND DID NOT POSE A THREAT TO ANYONE. INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATIONS HAVE DEVELOPED SHOCKING ACCOUNTS OF WHAT REALLY OCCURRED. [SEE LOCAL NEWS RELEASES FOR DETAILS]

ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES INTERVIEWED THE POLICE ENTERED THE LOCATION IN COMBAT FORMATION. THEY APPROACHED THE REAR OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THEN DREW THEIR WEAPONS AND SHOT MARCUS SMITH. ACCORDING TO THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF AN INDEPENDENT AUTOPSY MARCUS SMITH WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE BACK. WITNESSES AT THE SCENE REPORT THAT THE POLICE HANDCUFFED EVERYONE, WERE VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO WITNESSES, BEAT UP MARCUS SMITH'S BLIND BROTHER, AND MAN HANDLED MANY PEOPLE AT THE LOCATION. THE RESIDENTS REPORT THAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF THE INGLEWOOD POLICE AND THEY WAY THEY TREAT WITNESSES.

THE INGLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PRESS RELEASES HAVE NOT BEEN ACCURATE ON THIS DISTURBING INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE EYE WITNESSES AT THE SCENE. ATTORNEY DENNIS WILSON HAS LAUNCHED A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AND CONTINUES WITH THE FIRM'S ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF THE INGLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT. PEOPLE KEEP GETTING KILLED BY POLICE OFFICER'S USE OF THEIR FIREARMS. TRAINING NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED AND THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES NEEDS AN OVERHAUL ACCORDING TO COMMUNITY LEADERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS. DPWLAW1.COM

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