What is Shooting of Leonard Deadwyler?
{{Infobox event | title = <!-- Title to display, if other than page name --> | image = | caption = | date = {{Start date and age|1966|05|07}} | time = | place = 60th St. and Avalon Blvd., [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | coordinates = | cause = Gunshot wound to the chest | participants = Jerold M. Bova and partner ([[LAPD]] officers) | outcome = Ruled accidental homicide | reported deaths = 1 | burial = | inquiries = | inquest = | coroner = Los Angeles County Coroner's Office | arrests = | suspects = | accused = | convicted = | charges = | verdict = | convictions = | litigation = | url = <!-- {{URL|example.com}}, use for link to video; displays as Footage: example.com --> | notes = }} '''Leonard Deadwyler''' (February 19, 1941 – May 7, 1966) was an [[African-American]] man who was shot and killed by [[LAPD]] officer Jerold M. Bova after allegedly speeding and running [[Traffic light|red light]]s while driving his wife, who was [[in labor]], to the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/05/18/reviews/pynchon-watts.html |date=June 12, 1966 |title=A Journey Into The Mind of Watts |first=Thomas |last=Pynchon |author-link=Thomas Pynchon |location=Los Angeles |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-03-16/news/mn-47676_1_traffic-stop |title=Shootings Recall Dangers of Traffic Stops |date=March 16, 1996 |first1=John |last1=Johnson |first2=Beth |last2=Shuster |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> His wife later sued [[Los Angeles]] for [[Wrongful death claim|wrongful death]], and was represented by [[Johnnie Cochran]], but lost the case.