Yousuf Mollah's family, friends, and members of his community gathered in front of Parker Center in downtown Los Angeles today, August 15, 2003, to demand an independent investigation into his death. Mollah was fatally shot by LAPD Officer Alma Adrade last Sunday at about 6:30 pm, after responding to a complaint about a man exposing himself. Organizers say they believe the LAPD is incapable of an unbiased investigation. They criticized the entire handling of the situation, particularly the extreme rapidity with which Officer Andrade resorted to lethal force, and the lack of medical care for Mollah until 10 pm that night, three and a half hours after he was shot and after he was already dead.
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COMMUNITY DEMANDS JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SHOOTING DEATH OF MENTALLY ILL MAN BY LAPD OFFICER