Bodycam footage of deadly Long Beach police shooting on church steps released
Long Beach police have released body camera footage of a shootout that left a man dead at the end of an hours-long standoff in front of a church in November.
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Long Beach police have released body camera footage of a shootout that left a man dead at the end of an hours-long standoff in front of a church in November.
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