A former officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly facing charges for the fatal 2015 shooting of an unarmed homeless man in Venice even though the previous L.A. County District Attorney refused to take up the high-profile case.
The Los Angeles Times reports an arrest warrant has been issued for Clifford Proctor who shot 29-year-old Brendon Glenn twice in the back.
Proctor and his partner responded to reports of a disturbance after Glenn and his dog were removed from the Bank of Venice restaurant on Winward Avenue. When the officers ordered the 29-year-old to leave the area, they followed him, The Times reported.
A short time later, when Glenn got into an altercation with a bouncer outside a nearby bar, the officers attempted to arrest him and during a struggle, Glenn shot him twice in the back.
An investigator photographs then-LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor after he shot and killed Brendon Glenn, 29, near the Venice boardwalk. (Credit: Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) 
Brendon Glenn is shown in a photo from his Facebook page. 
Bruce Chartier, 30, places sage on a memorial for his friend Brendon Glenn, who was fatally shot by police on May 5, 2015, in Venice. (Credit: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Protesters shout at police officers near the scene of the officer-involved shooting in Venice. (Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Solomon Turner, 54, protests the May 5, 2015, LAPD officer-involved shooting of Brendon Glenn, a homeless man, in Venice. (Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 
LAPD officials faced an angry, standing-room-only crowd at Westminster Avenue Elementary School in Venice over the department’s shooting death of a homeless man. C.R, standing, wore a shirt showing Brendon K. Glenn, the victim in the shooting, and shouted during the meeting. (Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) A man on a bike pedals past a messages written in chalk near the site of a May 5, 2015, fatal LAPD officer-involved shooting of a homeless man in Venice. (Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 
Brendon Glenn, fatally shot by LAPD on May 5, 2015, in Venice, is shown in a photo provided to KTLA.
Former L.A. County DA Jackie Lacey declined to file charges against Proctor despite then LAPD Chief Charlie Beck calling for the officer to face manslaughter charges.
It’s unclear exactly what charges Proctor is facing, but two law enforcement officials who spoke to The Times on condition of anonymity said they are in connection with the fatal shooting of the 29-year-old.
In an email to KTLA, V. James DeSimone, lawyer for Glenn’s family, reported that the 29-year-old’s mother, Sheri Camprone, is hopeful for justice and in response to the news of a warrant being issued for Proctor’s arrest, she said, “It’s about time.”
Bill Seki, who previously represented Proctor told The Times that the timing of the arrest warrant seems “suspicious” considering L.A. DA George Gascón’s bid for reelection appears to be in trouble according to recent polling.
So far, there have been no reports of Proctor’s arrest and officials with district attorney’s office did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Times.
