The videotape was used in the lawsuit to support that the police had acted in haste. The incident was captured on police video and posted on numerous websites. Īdding to the controversy of this shooting is the disparity in medical treatment-the wounded police dog received an emergency helicopter airlift from the scene to a veterinary center in Norwalk (where it died later) - while Brunston was left bleeding to death on the concrete steps, leading to allegations of Brunston receiving sub-par treatment as compared to the dog. Within the next five seconds, deputies had discharged 81 shots, seriously wounding both Brunston and the dog, who both later died of their injuries. The dog was hit by police bullets and fell a split second before it reached Brunston, who had taken one step in retreat from the dog. Before the dog reached Brunston, deputies opened fire. He later threw it down when the dog was within a few feet of him, however the police had already decided to fire at that point and he was shot at less than a second afterwards. The dog was released and Brunston refused to put the "gun" down when ordered to do so, instead yelling back to officers. Burwell was replaced with a rookie K9 unit who made no such claims. Earnest Burwell, refused to release the dog, claiming that releasing under those circumstances would violate the existing use-of-force policy. He ordered the dog to be released to attack Brunston.
Patrick Maxwell had been contacted via cell phone while he was at a party in a drunken state. Brunston repeatedly stated that he would throw the "gun" down and surrender if he were allowed to speak to his girlfriend, Fonda Brown, who he said was pregnant with his child, but his request was never granted.Īt this point, many officers had their guns drawn and trained on Brunston. However he had no gun but had a flip-flop sandal in his right hand hidden under his T-shirt. He repeatedly told the officers he was wanted for murder (which was false), would rather die right there than go back to prison, and that he was armed and would shoot a police dog and the deputies if the dog was released or they fired first. After initially evading the police, Brunston was cornered in a nearby doorway where he and the officers tried to negotiate. In 2006, Brunston's family settled with the countyįor $340,000 after filing a lawsuit, accusing the sheriff's deputies of causing wrongful death.Īt the time he was being sought for questioning from an alleged domestic abuse incident after his girlfriend called 9-1-1. He was shot 22 times by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, who fired 81 rounds. The shooting of Deandre "Trey" Brunston, a 24-year-old African-American, occurred in Compton, Los Angeles County, California, on August 24, 2003. $340,000 settlement from Los Angeles County for Brunston's family
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