More than a month after a Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a woman who police say was armed with a knife in a South L.A. alley, the LAPD has publicly identified the officer as a three-year department veteran.
Officer Brett Ramirez, who is assigned to the LAPD's Southwest Division, shot Redel Jones on Aug. 12, the department said. Ramirez has returned to full duty since the shooting, a department spokesman said.
Residents and activists criticized the LAPD over the shooting and for not providing more information to the public. Last week, local activists affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement wrote to the civilian Police Commission, pressing for the name of the officer who shot Jones.