A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who fatally shot an unarmed homeless man in Venice in 2015 but was spared from prosecution at the time is now facing an arrest warrant stemming from the shooting, it was reported Thursday.
Citing unnamed sources familiar with the case, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that a warrant had been issued for Clifford Proctor’s arrest. According to the paper, two law enforcement officials confirmed that a warrant had been issued, but they declined to say why. Two other people familiar with the case, however, said Proctor’s arrest is being sought in connection with the May 2015 killing of Brendon Glenn, 29, according to The Times.
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Proctor fatally shot Glenn on May 5, 2015, following an apparent dispute that occurred between Glenn and a bar bouncer just steps away from Venice Beach boardwalk.
Proctor said at the time he thought Glenn was reaching for his partner’s gun. LAPD investigators concluded that Glenn was on his stomach when Proctor stepped back and fired twice, hitting Glenn in the back. Glenn’s death sparked a series of community protests and demands that the officer be charged with a crime…