Ex-LA County Deputy Charged in Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man in Willowbrook
Andrew Lyons, 37, in scheduled for arraignment Friday in downtown Los Angeles on one felony count of voluntary manslaughter and two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
The criminal case stems from the June 16, 2019, shooting of Ryan Twyman, 24, which was caught on a security camera in the apartment parking lot. The filing of charges stunned the victim's family members, their attorney said Thursday.
“The family had pretty much given up on the justice system,” said attorney Brian Dunn. “When you look at the way the shooting happened, it was such a callous use of force.”
Lyons and another sheriff's deputy responded to the apartment complex in Willowbrook and approached a parked vehicle. At the time, Tyman had been named in an arrest warrant.
Security camera video shows the car backing up after the other deputy opened a rear passenger door. Both deputies opened fire after Twyman put the car in reverse, according to the District Attorney's Office.
The car came to a stop nearby, and Lyons allegedly retrieved his semiautomatic assault rifle and shot into the vehicle after it stopped moving, according to the District Attorney's Office.
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