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    'He didn't deserve to die': Family says man shot by police in California was mentally ill, unarmed

    by Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times Jun 30, 2024 2 minutes
    A mentally ill man was fatally shot in his backyard Saturday by Downey, Calif., police after a neighbor called the police on him for lighting fireworks, his family said.

    DOWNEY, Calif. — A mentally ill man was fatally shot Saturday by Downey police in his backyard after a neighbor called the police on him for lighting fireworks, his family said.

    The Downey Police Department said it was responding to a call about a "disturbance" on Stewart and Gray Road about 6:15 p.m. Downey is 13 miles southeast of downtown

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