Los Angeles: Last Thursday around 11:40 in the morning, an officer-involved-shooting occurred after a serial robbery suspect pointed a gun at Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives.
On June 24, 2010, detectives from the Department’s Robbery Homicide Division, Special Investigation Section, were conducting surveillance on a possible suspect involved in a series of armed robberies. The robberies took place at several check cashing businesses in LAPD’s West Valley Area.
The surveillance team followed the suspect, 22-year-old Emmanuel Bracy, to a Check ‘N Go business located in the 12900 block of Foothill Boulevard in the City of San Fernando. The suspect entered the business, committed an armed robbery and drove away from the location.
Soon after, a member of the surveillance team spoke with a check cashing business employee and confirmed that an armed robbery had occurred. The detective informed the other surveillance team members and together they followed the suspect to the 12300 block of Osborne Street. Detectives Carl Worrell, 20 years, seven months with the LAPD, Donald Walthers, 20 years, four months with the Department, Richard Guzman, 17 years with the Department, and Randy Rico, 28 years, five months with the LAPD, initiated a vehicle containment technique to apprehend the suspect. The suspect pointed a hand gun at the detectives and an officer-involved shooting occurred.
The suspect was injured by multiple gunshots and transported by rescue ambulance to a local hospital where he remains recuperating from his injuries. No police personnel were injured during the incident.
The LAPD Force Investigation Division responded to the incident and is handling the officer-involved shooting investigation.
It is alledged that he pointed a handgun and deadly forced was used. A shoplifter in the city of Burbank shoots two officers and is shot with a stun gun. You call this justice?
Posted by: Antonia Robinson | July 05, 2025 at 02:13 AM
1. If he was under surveillance and comitting a robbery, how is he able to get into his vehicle and drive away..Hmmm
2. How could the detective gather so much info (in a short period of time), inform the other
detectives and TOGETHER they all follow the suspect..
3. Their containment technique is the most ridiculous and dangerous way for any officer to apprehend a suspect that just committed an alleged armed robbery.
I'm sorry, but LAPD is NOT the premier law enforcement agency they claim to be..Case in point a 14 year veteran officer shoots a warning shot in the air to dispurse a crowd..SERIOUSLY???
Posted by: Andy Griffith | July 08, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Andy Griffith.... I guess you're the "burning bush" super cop! You clearly and demonstrably are far to obtuse to fully comprehend what this LAPD unit does. It's not like your video games and TV shows that you amass all your vast Law Enforcement knowledge from. These professionals work as a team of detectives, not a two or one man car there Cochise. And you sound like a complete slap, running your mouth about tactics and and a case that you know ZERO about. Stick to being a malcontent in your current assignment/job and leave the real heavy lifting to the adults. Do a little research and educate yourself on how this unit gathers it's information. That way you won't sound like such an ignorant gas-bag to the rest of us, who take the time to opine in an educated fashion, with all the facts.
And if you think these guys tactics are flawed, please alert us to your real name so we can buy your book, there Mr. burning-bush.
I hate know-it-alls! Typically they know ZERO.
Posted by: Ed O'Shea | July 09, 2025 at 09:12 AM
1. one jumps out the car, verifies crime, radios crime.
2. already following the susp, before, during, after crime.
3. only one guy's in harm's way--risk/rewards.
The better question is why this blog feels it necessary to print their names.
Posted by: Papito Morenito | July 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM