LAPD Fatally Shoots Man Holding Plastic Fork, Mistaking it for Weapon

The incident, under investigation by the California DOJ, raises questions about the use of deadly force.

Los Angeles police fatally shot Jason Lee Maccani, 36, who charged at them with a plastic fork, mistaking it for a weapon.
The incident occurred on Feb. 3 in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, following a 911 call about Maccani threatening employees with a stick.
Body camera footage released by LAPD shows the confrontation and the use of non-lethal weapons before the fatal shot.
Maccani was described as undergoing a bipolar episode; his family questions the necessity of deadly force for a plastic fork.
The California Department of Justice is investigating the shooting, amid concerns from LAPD Chief Michel Moore regarding the use of deadly force.