Police Brutality / Individual record
Brendon Glenn
The Washington Post's Fatal Force database records Brendon Glenn in a fatal on-duty police shooting on 2015-05-05 in Venice, CA. Individual circumstances and legal outcome require case-specific review.
- Record ID
- PB-169
- Incident date
- May 5, 2015
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Venice, CA
- Agency
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Category
- Fatal on-duty police shooting
- Age (reported)
- 29
What happened
Unarmed 29-year-old Brendon Glenn was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Officer Clifford Proctor in Venice on May 5, 2015, after officers responded to a complaint involving Glenn and a nearby bar. Witness accounts and surveillance footage raised serious questions about why deadly force was used after a struggle involving officers and Glenn. A 2018 district-attorney review declined charges; later prosecutors reexamined the evidence. A previous murder indictment was dismissed in June 2026, but on August 31, 2026, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced a new indictment charging Proctor with second-degree murder. Prosecutors cited evidence they contend contradicts any claim that Glenn posed a deadly threat, while acknowledging that the defense disputes criminal liability. The renewed charge is an allegation; the presumption of innocence applies unless a court finds guilt.
Investigation & findings
Individual legal and investigative outcome not yet reviewed.
Washington Post Fatal Force v2; 2015–2024
Source record details
- Source incident ID
- 429
- Race code in source
- B
- Race source method
- not_available
- Gender (source)
- male
- Armed status (source)
- unarmed
- Flee status (source)
- not
- Agency IDs (source)
- 38
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology
- Fatal Force v2 — fatal on-duty police shootings, 2015–2024The Washington Post · Dataset