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Los Angeles police have released video of a disturbing incident in which one of their officers fatally struck a skateboarder riding in the middle of the road in Highland Park.
Gerardo “Jerry” Estrada was killed in the Sept. 19 crash, which remains under investigation.
The officer driving was responding to a call in the 6100 block of Piedmont Avenue at 7:15 p.m. and headed north on Figueroa Street to help establish a perimeter while police searched for a felony warrant suspect, said Capt. Mike Bland, a department spokesperson.
The officer, Bland said, was driving with their siren on and emergency lights flashing when they hit Estrada.
In the video, captured by the vehicle’s dashc

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