Carson: Ezequiel Jacobo, 33

Ezequiel Jacobo, a 33-year-old Latino, was shot several times by deputies Friday, August 7, in an alley behind an apartment complex in the 23400 block of South Avalon Boulevard in Carson. He died the same day , according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Few details were immediately available about the incident, which occurred about 4 p.m., said sheriff's Sgt. Richard Pena.

Preliminary information suggests that Jacobo was involved in a fight with two or three deputies. One deputy shot him, Pena said.

The names of the deputies involved in the incident have not been released, Pena said. Homicide detectives are investigating the incident, he said.

--Paloma Esquivel

Comments

[Pinky69]

How can this officer involved shooting be part of the LA Times Homicide report??

[Megan Garvey]

Jill Leovy, who originated The Homicide Report in 2007, addresses why police killings are included in the blog's FAQ section. An excerpt from her March 2007 post on this issue is included below.

Megan Garvey
Los Angeles Times

Any death of a human being by the hand of another is included in The Homicide Report.

This is the Los Angeles County coroner's definition of homicide. The definition wraps in both criminal homicides and justifiable homicides by police, as well as justifiable homicides by civilians acting in self- defense.

The coroner's investigation, which is separate from a police investigation, is what determines how the case is categorized. Coroner's investigators take intent, as well as other factors, into account. To the coroner, the word "homicide" is a medical examiner's term of art, not a legal concept, said coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey. "If the D.A. chooses to file charges, or not file charges, it's of no concern to the coroner," he said.

Read more:
Why Does The Homicide Report List Killings by Police?
or look for the entire post under the "faq" section of Categories in the right column.

[maribel]

i didnt know him, but my family knows his family for years, they hadnt seen each other for yrs until recently, i feel bad to the family seeing their son go that way, its very painful, my brother was murdered 2 yrs ago, its really hard to deal with something like this, whether it was intentional or not

losing someone close to u is always painful but for one's parents having to bury it is devastating, its very painful for the parents as well as the siblings, siblings gotta deal with whats left after the burial, its not pretty, wouldnt want anyone to deal with that

anyways just wanted to say that i feel this family's pain

[LDM]

Very good answer Marvin Garvey. I also believe that anybody killed at the hands of anybody else, police included, should be in this report. It happens and I believe that everyone needs to know. Thank you.