Autopsy matches probe results in Police Shooting of Maurice Clark

An autopsy report confirms that a 30- year-old man who was killed by police April 24 was shot once each in the chest and abdomen, as police investigators have maintained. Maurice Clark was shot and killed after fleeing from police officers. Police say he fired a stolen .357 Magnum revolver while trying to get away, prompting Officer Keith Gomez to open fire. The shooting touched off several weeks of protests, as community members charged it was representative of police brutality allegedly committed by the Pasadena Police Department's gang unit. The autopsy report, released by the Los Angeles County coroner's office on Wednesday, also confirms there was no gunshot residue on Clark's hands. Police said the autopsy report confirms their version of events.  The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is conducting a standard investigation of the shooting, which should be available in about a month, Hiltz said. The family has not yet filed a claim against the city. Pictured above: Crystal Clark of Los Angeles, who was Maurice Clark sister, cries and hugs her father Dexter Clark of Pasadena who son Maurice Clark was shot and killed by the Pasadena Police Dept. [more ]

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