Overview

• Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore announced his retirement, effective February 2024, after a tenure marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice protests, and increased scrutiny into police use of force.
• Mayor Karen Bass will now be tasked with finding a replacement for Moore, who will oversee the department through the coming World Cup, Olympic games and other major events in Southern California.
• Moore's tenure was also marked by criticism for the department's handling of demonstrations and for officers' mistakes and misconduct, including the fatal shooting of an innocent bystander during a standoff at a Trader Joe's in 2018.
• Moore will remain on as a consultant for an undetermined amount of time after his retirement, assisting the department and the new chief.
• Moore's retirement comes at a time when the LAPD, like many law enforcement agencies nationwide, is reconsidering its use of force in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and subsequent protests.