Chapter 132 Inquiry Investigation
Russell hung up the phone, put the phone on the table, and looked at Rupert, the head of the Internal Affairs Department who came to report the matter, and said calmly.

"Just follow the procedures. If York really violated the police regulations, then you can handle it as you see fit."

Although the Department of Internal Affairs is also part of the police department, it is mainly responsible for the internal discipline, supervision and compliance affairs of the police department, ensuring that members of the police department abide by laws, regulations and ethical standards to maintain the integrity and efficiency of the police force.

But its independence is higher than any other department.

Rupert said calmly, "Yes, sir."

Not long after, the head of the Internal Affairs Department came to the West Canyon Police Station and met with the captain of the branch, Superintendent Star, the real boss of the patrol department of the entire West Canyon Police Station.

"Nice to see you again, Captain Star." Rupert came to Superintendent Star's office.

"Me too, Commander Rupert." Star said with a smile as he stood in front of him.

Rupert in front of her was one level higher than her, so there was a difference in the police ranks between the two.

Rupert has a smooth bald head and rarely smiles. His duties in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have made him develop this habit.

"So before the investigation begins, is there anything I need to know?"

Star said calmly: "Officer York was on patrol alone and went to deal with a shooting at 20th Street East of Waltz at 48:39 last night. He saw a body at the scene and reported it as code 187 (homicide).
At this time, the suspect was already suffering from a serious illness. Officer York reported the code 10-52 (ambulance needed) when facing the suspect, but the suspect suddenly picked up the gun and pointed it at Officer York, and Officer York shot the suspect in the middle of his forehead.

Star's report rang out in the office. Rupert, who was listening quietly, had a calm expression on his face, but he couldn't help being moved by what York had experienced that night.

"I hope the facts are as you said. This is not the first time you have experienced your men killing a suspect."

"Yes, sir." Star smiled. "This is indeed not the first time, because Officer York is very special."

Rupert said calmly, "Do you like him?"

"I admire what he does," Star said.

"OK!" Rupert nodded and stretched out his hand.

"I will keep you informed if there is any progress in the investigation."

Star shook it, the smile on his face unchanged: "Okay, sir, I will keep an eye on it."

In fact, she is not worried about York, because history has shown that although each of York's shootings has some minor flaws, there are basically no major problems.

Importantly, there is an unspoken rule throughout the Los Angeles Police Department: "If you can spare the life of a suspect who shoots a police officer, do it."

The most important thing is that only an investigation that eliminates reasonable doubt and reaches the standard of a criminal case can truly protect York from unreasonable and arbitrary condemnation.

She believed York, a conclusion she came to after watching the body camera.
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In an interrogation room.

York sat at the innermost part and went through the final step of the process, which was to accept the inquiry and investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In front of him, in addition to Rupert, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there were Inspector Sta and Olha, District Attorney Sacre, and two familiar Internal Affairs police officers, Larey and others.

This time the inquiry team is larger than the previous ones. This also means that the cases that occurred in the two apartment buildings have a huge impact.

"I'm Rupert, the head of the Internal Affairs Department." Rupert looked at the calm York, and pointed at the people next to him or behind him and introduced them to York one by one.

Although we all know this, this is the proper process.

"We are all here to interview you because you handled two cases last night," Rupert said.

York nodded and said, "I understand, sir. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Rupert's face was calm, but looking at York, he couldn't help but think of what he had done before. In fact, this was not the first time he had done something like this. The reason why he seemed to be taking it so seriously now was because the residents of the two apartment buildings were complaining:

"So, do you understand your rights as I have described them?"

"Yes, sir, I understand," York said calmly.

Rupert nodded and looked at York: "OK, let's get started!"

Rupert: "Do you know Williams?"

Hearing this, York nodded and said, "Actually, it's not that I know Mr. Williams. But after Mr. Williams called the police, I went to deal with the harassment and burglary he mentioned. On the way, I left him a copy of my phone number so that he could call me if anything happened again."

At this point, York paused and said, "In the end, he called me and said he had found evidence and knew who was harassing him, but I didn't expect this to happen when I went there."

York had experience in answering this kind of question. According to him, everything was prepared by Mr. Williams, and I am also a victim, sir.

Apparently, the inquiry team was silent for a while, and then Rupert, as a representative, continued to ask questions.

"Did you have any non-lethal weapons with you at the time?"

York answered honestly: "Tasers, pepper spray, etc."

Rupert continued, "Have you tried using non-lethal weapons?"

York said calmly: "Yes, but I feel that these non-lethal weapons cannot protect my life under the suspect's gunpoint.
I was very sober, and I can confirm that I didn't have time to use it at the time, so I could only use the police gun to protect myself. This was the first thing I did when I saw and confirmed that this was a shooting homicide. "

Rupert: "So, did you have cover or bunker?"

York: "No, sir, I confronted the suspect directly."

In this first case involving Mr. Williams, I don’t know how long the questioning lasted, including various questions such as where he was standing, where the shooting took place, etc., before we moved on to the second case.

In fact, the most suspicious case, the one that put York in danger, was the second apartment shooting.

However, because this involved illegal fraud and luring police officers into an ambush point, no one in the police station wanted to deliberately embarrass the person involved, York, because of this matter.

This included Rupert, the head of the Internal Affairs Department, because he was ultimately a member of the police force, even though York's actions there were somewhat illegal.

(End of this chapter)