Four police officers indicted in two separate fatal shootings.

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Four police officers indicted in two separate fatal shootings.
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Two Torrance police officers have been indicted in connection with the 2018 shooting death of Christopher DeAndre Mitchell, a Black man who was found sitting inside a car that had been reported stolen, holding an air rifle. The officers were initially cleared of any charges in 2019, but the shooting has been criticized by Black Lives Matter activists. The officers believed the air rifle was a firearm and were justified in using deadly force, according to prosecutors at the time.

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