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

Overview

• 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.