during the hearing ezell ford's , mother, tritobia ford, pleaded for justice. >> we deserve fairness. i am begging you please, please, my son would never grab for no gun. he wanted to live. that is all he wanted to do was live. he walked the streets. i did not want him to walk the streets around there, because i know it was unsafe. but that was his right. and he did not deserve to die for it. amy: ford's family has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the lapd. outside the hearing, protesters voiced anger that one officer was cleared. >> frustrated, upset confused, wondering why the system still exists that unarmed people of color are still being gunned down. and mentally ill people of color still being gunned down. it doesn't make sense. >> ford was gunned down, charlie africa gunned down. one after the other. omar beat to death for blocks away from where ezell ford was killed. this has to stop. amy: community leaders in cleveland have taken legal action to bring charges against the officers involved in the fatal shooting of tamir rice last november. 12-year-old tamir rice was playin

they had a lot of protest over the shooting of ezel ford, in the newton division of l.a., they may not be saying that but i can tell you having talked to cops in l.a. what they are saying is just the nonstop rhetoric against them and the reluctance to get involved because of the fear of a cell phone video that would not capture the full event being used against them. but there are -- crime is very complicated. >> i'm not 100% sure -- you look at the case in north charleston, right? we're very glad there was a cell phone video of that event. >> absolutely. >> aren't we? >> oh sure. and that cop was immediately indicted and removed from the force. that was a tragic shooting. >> not immediately, he was indicted after it was found there was a video. >> the autopsy found he was shot in the back. i'm in favor cop cameras. i'm in favor video cameras on cops because i think by and large they will vindicate cops because there are enormous lies that are told by officers. we all assume officers lying, no one thinks a civilian would only speak the gospel truth but the michael brown shooting certai

police commissioners listen to the voices of those demanding justice justice justice justice for ezell ford. last august he was shot after wrestling with a police officer. >> regarding the use of force or firing of the weapon the police commission unanimously found that the use of force by one police officer was administrative disapproval. >>reporter: talking about the actions of the officer who initiated the stop. the report said the deficient tactics used by officer a and the subject that led to the president subsequent altercation rendered the use of deadly force unreasonable and out of policy. regarding officer a's partner, the commission ruled that while he should not have drawn his gun when first approaching ford, he was within policy in shooting once ford and officer a began fighting. >> we think it's an insult to our intelligence to see that the office everies are saying that it was in policy. >>reporter: ford was shot just two days after the shooting of michael brown in ferguson a fact clearly on the mind of the mayor as he reacted to the commission's report. >> his death took plac

announcement just the latest in months of demonstrations demanding action in the death of 25-year-old ezel ford. police confronted him just two days after michael brown was shoot in missouri, saying ford was acting suspiciously and reached for a gun. that's when they shot and killed him. >> the final decision on discipline for the two officers will be left in the hands of l.a. police chief charlie beck. now that the citizenry view is completely with that the district attorney will look into criminal charges and that can't come soon enough for those seeking justice in the shooting death of the 25-year-old a man who's mother said had the mental capacity of someone less than half his age. >> these are 40 plus people of the thousands who have been murdered by police in the united states. >> with a small group of protestors gathered outside los angeles police headquarters tuesday, the commission ruled one of two officers involved in the august altercation with ford was wrong to use deadly force but also in the tactics of approaching ford on the street, and attempting to physically restrain him. shor

ezell ford's family and friends were on hand for the decision.year-old was shot to death last year because police say he grabbed for an officer's gun. critics accused police of going too far. ford was homeless and mentally ill. the commission cleared a senior officer last night but said the second officer violated policy. however, the panel did not go into detail on why. >> testimony is expected to resume today in the colorado movie shooting trial. a judge dismissed three jurors yesterday. they violated orders about watching on the are reading media coverage of the case. james holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to opening fire in a crowded theater in 2012. three alternates have been chosen as replacements. >> a service dog in upstate new york is being hailed a hero. figo the golden retriever threw himself in front of a bus in brewster to protect his blind owner both of them were hurt. witnesses say figo remained by his owner's side and didn't even whimper despite his own injuries. his owner has a couple of broken bones. figo had

ezell ford was shot in the back near his south l.a. home last august.st and also reaching for an officer's gun. the district attorney is still investigating whether criminal charges are going to be brought against the officer. >>> and now, yet to another controversy involving police officers. a fatal shooting caught on tape. community activists in cleveland have invoked a rare legal tactic in this case to get the cop who shot 12-year-old tamir rice arrested. they are filing a citizens complaint. now, activists say they don't trust city authorities. ohio is one of very few states that actually permits a direct appeal to a judge without police officers or prosecutors involved. in the meantime prosecutors are expected to convene a grand jury in this case. >>> well, those two escaped convicts from upstate new york may not have gotten very far after all. reports now that they had been seen about 35 miles from the prison. those reports triggered a tremendous show of force. family taking this video from their car, a line of officers as far as they could see. a