CRENSHAW DISTRICT The shooting happened Mar. 2 in the Crenshaw District. The family's attorney claims police opened fire on Maurice Cox Jr. as he was running away from the scene of a traffic crash on Crenshaw Blvd. Police say Cox threatened to kill the officers, then pointed what appeared to be a gun at them.
The family's attorney says the "gun" turned out to be a cigarette lighter power adapter.
Click here for more headlines from ABC7 Eyewitness News
Copyright © 2025 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.