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While responding to multiple reports of a violent assault suspect at a Los Angeles clothing store, LAPD officers fired upon one male subject. Valentina Orellana-Peralta was sheltering with her mother and other patrons and was killed by an errant shot. Valentina and the suspect both succumbed to their injuries in the store. Several patrons were injured by the suspect prior to officers' arrival. [https:--www.cnn.com-2021-12-28-us-lapd-teen-killed-valentina-orellana-peralta-family-index.html]
2021-12-23

Protests in Los Angeles continued for a second night following the police shooting of Dijon Kizzee, 29, who Los Angeles Police Department officers say was riding a bike in "violation of vehicle codes".
2020-09-1

Two statues of Christopher Columbus are removed from Chicago's Grant Park and Arrigo Park, in the city's Little Italy. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot said these temporary removals are a response to demonstrations that became unsafe for both protesters and police. Injuries and arrests resulted when, on July 17, police clashed with protesters who attempted to topple the Grant Park statue. Activists say that monuments of Columbus, blamed for the genocide and exploitation of the Americas' Indigenous people, should not be on public display. Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police criticized these removals.
2020-07-24

A "Wall of Vets" join the front lines of the city's growing protests to support the rights of the protesters, to counter the demonstrators' "violent anarchists" label, and to support Navy veteran Christopher J. David, who, on Monday, was struck by federal officers as he approached them to ask a question. A "Wall of Moms" in yellow shirts and a "Wall of Dads" in orange shirts line up behind the vets, who stayed together until a cloud of tear gas scattered much of the crowd. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2020-07-25-us-a-wall-of-vets-joins-the-front-lines-of-portland-protests.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage ("The New York Times")] [https:--www.nytimes.com-2020-07-20-us-portland-protests-navy-christopher-david.html ("The New York Times")²]
2020-07-24

The U.S. Senate fails to invoke cloture on a 55–45 vote effectively tabling a police misconduct bill introduced by the Republicans, after the Democrats argued that it did not do enough to incentivize change.
2020-06-24

Many major cities around the United States implement curfews meant to prevent a second night of riots, including Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rochester, Salt Lake City, and Seattle.
2020-05-30

Academy Award winning producer Richard D. Zanuck dies in Los Angeles of a heart attack.
2012-07-13

The California State Senate votes to approve funding for a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
2012-07-6