Homicide Unit
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The Homicide Unit is a specialized division of the Los Angeles Police Department responsible for investigating murders and suspicious deaths within the city.
Aliases (2)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
police unit
→
specialized investigative division → |
| cooperatesWith |
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
→
coroner's office → forensic laboratories → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| employer | Los Angeles Police Department → |
| employs |
detectives
→
supervising detectives → support staff → |
| focusesOnCrimeType |
homicide
→
suspicious death → |
| fundedBy | City of Los Angeles budget → |
| governedBy |
California state law
→
LAPD policies and procedures → Los Angeles city ordinances → |
| handlesCaseType |
attempted homicide (when linked to death investigations)
→
completed homicide → officer-involved shootings resulting in death (subject to LAPD policy) → |
| hasDuty |
document homicide crime scenes
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prepare investigative reports → preserve physical evidence → respond to homicide crime scenes → testify in court on homicide cases → |
| hasParentOrganization |
Los Angeles Police Department
→
surface form: "Investigative Bureau of the Los Angeles Police Department"
|
| jurisdiction |
Los Angeles
→
surface form: "City of Los Angeles"
|
| languageOfWork | English → |
| lawEnforcementType | homicide investigation → |
| locatedIn |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
→
surface form: "Los Angeles, California"
|
| operatedBy | Los Angeles Police Department → |
| partOf | Los Angeles Police Department → |
| primaryObjective |
collect and analyze evidence in homicide cases
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identify homicide offenders → support homicide prosecutions → |
| responsibleFor |
investigating murders
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investigating suspicious deaths → |
| sector |
criminal investigations
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public safety → |
| serviceArea |
Los Angeles
→
surface form: "City of Los Angeles"
|
| subjectTo |
judicial review in criminal proceedings
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oversight by Los Angeles Police Department command staff → |
| typeOfOrganization | government agency unit → |
| usesProcedure |
crime scene investigation
→
forensic analysis → suspect interrogation → witness interviewing → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Robbery-Homicide Division"
this entity surface form: "LAPD Priority Homicide Division"