Unarmed father of three is shot dead by LA county deputies who fired 34 rounds at his car

An unarmed man was shot dead by sheriff's deputies who fired approximately 34 rounds while he was driving a car in an LA parking lot. Father-of-three Ryan Twyman, 24, was killed in the South Los Angeles-area neighborhood of Willowbrook on Thursday, June 6. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has now released video of the fatal shooting - which shows one of the rear doors of the reversing white Kia sedan striking a deputy before he and another deputy open fire on the vehicle. In narration over the video, police Commander April Tardy says the car 'was used as a weapon against the sheriff's deputies Deputies had responded after receiving information that Twyman, who was under investigation for gun possession, drove a white Kia and frequented the apartment complex where the shooting occurred, Tardy said. 'At that time, both deputies fired their service pistols at Mr Twyman, to avoid seriously injuring the passenger deputy.' The car is shown reversing in a circular direction and eventually strikes a pole in the parking lot out of the shot. The deputies fired approximately 34 rounds, according to the department. Twyman, who had three young sons, was killed. His passenger in the Kia, Deimeon Laffell, was not struck by gunfire. The video was posted online a day after Ryan Twyman's family filed a claim for damages against the county over the June 6 encounter. Laffell, 22, joined the claim by Twyman's family, which states the men in the car were unarmed and that deputies used excessive force. Brian Dunn, an attorney for the family, told the Los Angeles Times that there was no justification for the deputies to fire on the moving vehicle. Officials confirmed no guns were recovered at the shooting scene. The deputies, who were not named, were not hurt. They have been reassigned to administrative duties (better known as getting a paid trip to Disneyland with all the expenses paid by the taxpayer) pending the outcome of the investigation. Twyman was previously convicted of carrying a loaded gun and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the department said. He was on probation.

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