Autopsy shows LA police shot Ezell Ford, a mentally ill black man, 3 times

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LOS ANGELES — An autopsy report released Monday shows that a 25-year-old mentally ill black man killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles police this summer was shot three times, including in his right side, right arm and his back.

The report on the autopsy of Ezell Ford by the Los Angeles County coroner's office had been ordered withheld by police for months to avoid tainting potential witness statements.

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Ford was unarmed when police confronted him on a street near his home Aug. 11. The LAPD said officers tried to speak to him but ended up in a struggle and shot him when he tried to grab an officer's gun. Read more...

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