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Officers in Ezell Ford case won't face charges, Trump's Mexico border wall, LA homeless count
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Jan 25, 2017
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Officers in Ezell Ford case won't face charges, Trump's Mexico border wall, LA homeless count

The D.A. not to prosecute officers involved in shooting death of Ezell Ford, President Trump to reveal more about U.S./Mexico border wall, and LA's homeless count.
FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2014, file photo, a street side memorial with a painted portrait of Ezell Ford near where he was shot when police confronted him on Aug. 11, 2014, is shown on a street near his home in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles police chief and his department’s independent watchdog have found that a fatal close-range shooting of a 25-year-old black man by officers last year was justified, a department source said Friday nigh, June 5, 2015t. However, the findings by Chief Charlie Beck and the inspector general are only recommendations to the Police Commission, which will determine after a hearing next week whether the shooting of Ezell Ford was within department policy (AP Photo/Raquel Maria Dillon, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2014, file photo, a street side memorial with a painted portrait of Ezell Ford near where he was shot when police confronted him on Aug. 11, 2014, is shown on a street near his home in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles police chief and his department’s independent watchdog have found that a fatal close-range shooting of a 25-year-old black man by officers last year was justified, a department source said Friday nigh, June 5, 2015t. However, the findings by Chief Charlie Beck and the inspector general are only recommendations to the Police Commission, which will determine after a hearing next week whether the shooting of Ezell Ford was within department policy (AP Photo/Raquel Maria Dillon, File)
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The D.A. will not prosecute officers involved in the shooting death of Ezell Ford, President Trump to reveal more about U.S./Mexico border wall, and a check in on LA's homeless count.

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