Luna did not name the man and the woman and ABC News' attempts to independently verify their identities have not been successful. He added that the woman 'complained of pain to her eyes after being pepper sprayed, and sustained several abrasions on her arms,' and was treated at a local hospital. Luna said that the male involved in the incident was arrested and cited for resisting or delaying an officer, attempted petty theft and interfering with the business, while the female was 'arrested cited for assaulting an officer and battery after assaulting loss prevention personnel inside the market.' 'She got cancer, man,' he said and then asked the woman to 'relax' and 'cooperate' with deputies. The man can be heard telling deputies that the woman has cancer. 'As deputies attempted to detain the individuals described by store security personnel, the encounter escalated into a use of force incident that was captured by a community member with a cell phone camera. 'Upon arrival, deputies approached a man and a woman, matching the description given by store security personnel in calls placed to 911,' the LASD said. While the Department does not make statements related to ongoing investigations, Sheriff Luna has made it clear that he expects Department personnel to treat all members of the public with dignity and respect, and that personnel who do not uphold our training standards will be held accountable,' the statement said.Īccording to the LASD, two deputies responded to the scene after a report of an in-progress robbery at the WinCo Foods store at the 700 block of West Avenue K-4 in Lancaster. 'The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has opened an investigation into this incident.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department released the body camera footage of the incident on Monday, saying in a statement that they did so 'in the interest of transparency' with the community. There's no ifs ands, buts about it,' Luna said, adding that the investigation will include interviews with witnesses and a review of the body camera, cell phone and surveillance videos from the store.

RELATED: Family sues Chicago police sergeant caught on video pinning teen to ground in Park Ridge The sheriff said that he has viewed both the body camera video and video recorded by a bystander and found the footage 'disturbing.' As deputies attempted to detain the individuals, the encounter escalated into a use of force incident that was captured by a community member with a cell phone camera,' Luna said.

'Upon arrival, a deputy approached a man matching the description given by store security personnel. Luna said that the sheriff's department received a call from an employee who said that two customers 'were assaulting loss prevention employees.' Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna spoke out on Wednesday afternoon about his department's internal affairs investigation into a June 24 incident outside a WinCo Foods grocery store in Lancaster, California, where a sheriff's deputy slammed a woman to the ground during a confrontation about an alleged robbery in progress. A Los Angeles, CA area deputy was caught on video throwing a woman to the ground outside a grocery store in Lancaster, California.

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