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Former LAPD Swat Officer Gives His Insight on Skid Row Deadly Police Shooting

Former LAPD Swat Officer and national firearms tactics and deadly force expert Scott Reitz  joined us live with his insight on the Skid Row deadly police shooting.  Scott Reitz is a 30 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police department. Scott received his Bachelors degree from the University of New Mexico and shortly thereafter joined the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department.  During his first few years, he worked both Wilshire and Van Nuys divisions as a heroin expert and a member of the Special Problems Unit. He was accepted into the elite Metropolitan Division a few years later and remained there for the duration of his career. Shortly after his acceptance into Metro he advanced into ‘D’ platoon (SWAT). He remained there for ten years until he was upgraded as the primary firearms and tactics instructor for the whole of Metro division and all LAPD advanced in-service firearms/tactics training.  For more information on Scott Reitz, click HERE.