Why wasn't Officer Angela Lopez questioned when she killed a suspect?
In S01E08 of The Rookie episode: 'Time of Death', Officer John Nolan kills a suspect for drawing a gun towards him. After this incident he had to go through a series of questioning by several officers higher up.
In S01E20 of The Rookie episode: 'Free Fall', Officer Angela Lopez does the same thing on a bus to prevent a bio attack.
Why wasn't Officer Angela Lopez questioned on her actions? Is this because she is not a rookie?
Best Answer
It's my understanding that ALL shootings by LAPD officers are subject to a review by the Force Investigation Division
Force Investigation Division (FID) is responsible for the investigation of all incidents involving the use of deadly force of an LAPD officer
Clearly Nolan, as a rookie, would be under much greater scrutiny than a fully-fledged police officer; but Lopez's actions would also be reviewed but since the suspect was a clear and present danger to others and was, in fact, about to kill another officer, the investigation would be a matter of form.
The fact that we do not see the review doesn't mean it didn't take place.
We see the investigation of Nolan's shooting because that's the focus of that episode.
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