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LAPD fires two officers following death of UCLA student

By Madeleine Pauker

Nov. 7, 2016 10:54 p.m.

The Los Angeles Police Department fired two officers who visited the apartment of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco shortly after she was killed in September 2015.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck fired Rhoadell Sudduth in May and Alisha Williams in September, according to documents obtained by CNN.

An internal LAPD investigation found both officers guilty of misconduct because they responded to an emergency call from DelVesco’s neighbor but did not enter DelVesco’s apartment.

[Related: LAPD visited UCLA student’s building hours before finding her body]

Sarah Muhr, DelVesco’s neighbor, called 911 at 6:18 a.m. and said she heard screams coming from DelVesco’s apartment. Four officers, including Sudduth and Williams, arrived three to four minutes later and looked around Muhr’s and DelVesco’s apartment complex before leaving.

Sudduth said his partner, Thomas Montague, shined a flashlight into DelVesco’s living room and bedroom but did not see anyone in either room, according to CNN. Sudduth’s and Williams’ attorney, Robert Rico, said the officers considered knocking on doors, but Sudduth concluded there was not enough evidence of a crime to justify waking up residents.

Rico added he did not think the officers could have saved DelVesco’s life by knocking on doors because she was killed before the officers arrived.

The DelVesco family said they were not notified that LAPD terminated Sudduth and Williams, according to CNN.

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Madeleine Pauker | Managing editor
Pauker was the managing editor from 2017-2018. She was previously an assistant news editor for the City beat and a reporter for the City beat.
Pauker was the managing editor from 2017-2018. She was previously an assistant news editor for the City beat and a reporter for the City beat.
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