Moises De La Torre
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 2/24/2013
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Vineland Avenue & Archwood Street
Vineland Avenue & Archwood Street
Officers reported that they responded to a call that a man was threatening a woman to get money from her, and when they arrived at the scene De La Torre was standing in the middle of the street with his hand in a bag. He didn't obey orders to stop or take his hands away from the bag, and officers shot him to death. There was a folding chair inside the bag, instead of a gun. De La Torre was reported to struggle with mental illness and substance abuse.