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.


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
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
identify homicide offenders
support homicide prosecutions
responsibleFor investigating murders
investigating suspicious deaths
sector criminal investigations
public safety
serviceArea Los Angeles
surface form: "City of Los Angeles"
subjectTo judicial review in criminal proceedings
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"
The Closer unitFocus Homicide Unit
this entity surface form: "LAPD Priority Homicide Division"

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