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Shooting of William Leonard
1968 police shooting in Los Angeles, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Anthony Leonard (1949 – March 9, 1968) was a 19 year old African-American teenager who was shot and killed by an LAPD officer Larry N. Fultz.[1]
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Leonard had been babysitting for Augustus and Barbara Mallard at 557 W. Imperial Hwy., to earn extra money. Police showed up at the home in response to a call that August Mallard had been threatening to kill his wife Barbara. Upon arrival, officers found August Mallard waving a pistol, Fultz approached a back window to question Barbara Mallard when he saw Leonard opening a window in the bathroom of the home. Fultz shot and killed Leonard, who had his arms raised and was facing away from the window.[2]
Following his death in 1968, Jeff and Josephine Leonard filed a lawsuit for $1,000,000 (equivalent to $9,691,282 in 2024). Los Angeles City Council recommended it be denied, but voted unanimously to award a $25,000 (equivalent to $242,282 in 2024) settlement 4 years later in 1972. It was the first settlement for police misconduct in Los Angeles' history.[3][1][4]
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