"I was in fear for my life," said LAPD officer Brent Moore, in a press conference on Thursday. Others in his department, however, are not convinced.
Tracy Parks, an administrative secretary from Moore's precinct, believes Moore may have overreacted. "I was the one who brought him that coffee," she said. "He had asked me for it, and I came back with it about, I dunno, two minutes later, maybe. I sat it on the desk right next to him, and he didn't say anything. It probably scared him when he turned and saw this cup of coffee suddenly right in his face. Still, he should have thought things through before just shooting." When asked if the color of the coffee had anything to do with the shooting, Parks had no comment.
The incident comes less than a month after the same precinct experienced another shooting; this one in the men's restroom. Officer Dan Greene reported seeing a man with a gun and firing on the individual, fearing for his own safety. The intruder turned out to be Greene's own reflection in the mirror above the sink.
Both officers are currently on paid leave pending further investigation.
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