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Police: Man had hammer, not a gun, when he was fatally shot
Read full article: Police: Man had hammer, not a gun, when he was fatally shotJoined by community faith leaders Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti takes a knee in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. "This young man was shot multiple times while he was on his knees and appeared to be trying to surrender, Burris said. Gavin Newsom made a low-key visit to Los Angeles. .-Antczak reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press journalists Kathleen Ronayne and Cuneyt Dil in Sacramento and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report
DNA kept for decades leads to arrest
Read full article: DNA kept for decades leads to arrestMark Manteuffel was linked by DNA to three cold cases, authorities said. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - For more than two decades, all California authorities knew about the man behind three violent sex crimes was his DNA profile. "Through extraordinary collaboration and persistence, the name and the face of that profile has revealed itself," Schubert said of the DNA and law enforcement field work. Asked if DNA will be used in more unsolved rape kits and cold cases, Schubert said, "The message should be clear." With the law enforcement agencies' work and the newly available science, "the clock is ticking on these criminals, and their time is up," Reisig said.