Body camera video has been released after a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot 27-year-old Niani Finlayson, who had called 911 and reported her ex-boyfriend was being abusive. NBC News’ Blayne Alexander reports.
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Just another overzealous Female Cop, women should not be in Law Enforcement except to type anything.
She was a beautiful woman who was clearly being abuse. She attempted to also protect her child from an abusive exboyfriend. The cop that pushed the child towards danger undermines any imminent threat.
Hoping the family get the justice. Shooting 4 times is insane
Okay now we actually have the facts she had a weapon in her hand and grabbed at her boyfriend! Therefore this was not an innocent woman being shot by the police this was a woman who had a weapon in her hand while grabbing her boyfriend with the other hand during a domestic violence situation! So again this whole story was being misrepresented from the get-go! They made it sound like there were some racist cops that just went up and shot this lady and had no reason for doing so now we see the video they had every reason for shooting her she had a weapon in her hand! It doesn't matter who calls it matters who's the violator when they get there until they're able to do an investigation! So congratulations to the family you just showed how petty you are! So did the lawyer because you shouldn't have a case at all here! We need to quit treating criminals like their victims she had no reason to continually have a knife in her hand and reach for her boyfriend wants the police were there! This was not how it was represented and we were lied to again by the mainstream media!
How dare the police the value the life of a generic man? Society has repeatedly told us it has none. He may very well have been violent. But he wasn't holding a knife in one hand, a person in the other and refusing to follow instructions to drop the weapon. That's how you get yourself shot. Accountability people. Get some.
All part of the game.
Typical greedy people. These people do this all the time.
Shameless and greedy
It's sad what happened. You have to think clearly when you call the police. You call the police, they do not know what's going on but they can see what's happening right in from of them. Miscommunication happens with the operator saying what the caller told them, it happens. Cop see: There's a knife, she is holding the guy, she is the one being hostile, the guy is clam and quiet, who is the threat in this situation? From their point of view, the the child and guys life is in imminent danger. Regardless who called, the situation is what they see. Until they are able to separate the two and talk to both of them in order to find out what's going on. Police go through ALOT, and see ALOT and is under ALOT of pressure. They don't act and she kills the guy or child…then what?
Hold violent women accountable
The family should not win the hood lottery for the moms mistake
No. She had a knife. Police were within rights.
I would’ve just closed the door and walk away, let these ppl handle their own problems because as soon as the cops get involved they want money
Al Sharpton and the other race baiters are going to milk this for months, years.
"Im about to stab him"….yea..don't say that with a knife in your hand, then walk toward the person you said you are going to stab…if you had time to tell the cops you're gonna stab him, you clearly had the opportunity to leave the situation.
Yes it's dangerous for black people to call cops, period…
Black folks stop voting democratic! TRUMP 2024!
So the cops saved a blk life but they are still the bad guys lol
She admitted to planned to stab him, she then approached him with the knife, the cops did what they thought was best
Police shoot woman who held a knife and aggressively grabbed the person she said she was going to stab. Fixed your title.
I hope they don’t get a cent!
Stun gun? My man, he is living in a fantasy world.
It's funny how they're going for a gold mine. That woman caused her own death and no one gives a rat's a** about her.
Chaos.
It’s messed up but that family ain’t winning that lawsuit . She was about to stab a man and the police used deadly force correctly after they told her drop it a couple of times
Lol. Here they go again. Them ppl
Deputy clearly acted correctly, she threatened to stab him then went over to him with a knife and grabbed him, end of story.
See, this is why no one Trusts the Far Left to tell the Truth. There it is plain as day and you still blame Law Enforcement.
Culture of violence people, sad to witness. Always starts in the home, that child never stood a chance with that mother.
Former deputy here.
I see person holding a knife.
I then see that person approach someone else on the other side of the room moving further away from me(safety)
Then I see that person raise that knife feet away from somebody after an altercation
Shooting.
Moral of the story don't call the police if your black
This was all wrong. If she was able to answer the door with a knife, then she had time to separate her and her child from that man. She forgot what was most important. Rip😢. Poor child had to witness that. The body cam is all we can go by. And she was definitely looking like the aggressive one. Smh
Wow! A woman calls the police on a brotha, and SHE gets killed.
I'll hold in all sounds of sorrow.
Interesting news coverage, about sad situation.
People are so stupid.
I think the woman was in a heightened state and didn't realize her statement and actions would make the officers perceive HER as the Threat. They have 15 seconds to try to ascertain what's happening, with seeing a kid, the noise level, plus the original call they probably don't know what was really happening and reacting with lethal force is not reversible. I never want to blame the victims but seeing this footage helps us to understand the situation a little better, unfortunately a few wrong choices were made…
Why do people pull other people into their garbage relationships
THEY ARE NOT TRAINED TO DE-ESCALATE. SAD 😢
30 million dollars? Absolutely not. Opportunists!! Why should officers have to deal with these dramatics constantly?? We are a society…gone down the waste basket. It is disgusting.
it's just about the money.. why she didn't drop the knife once the police arrive?! she even said she'd stab him… these people are not very smart
She had a big knife threatening to stab someone. The police had no choice but to shoot.